Browsing Materials, Energy, Water and Environmental Sciences by Author "Haneklaus, Nils"

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    • Influence of phosphate fertilizers on the radioactivity of agricultural soils and tobacco plants in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda 

      Mwalongo, Dennis; Haneklaus, Nils; Carvalho, Fernando; Lisuma, Jacob; Kivevele, Thomas; Mtei, Kelvin (Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2023-06-20)
      Three brands of NPK fertilizers that contain variable concentrations of natural radioactivity are commonly used in tobacco plantations in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Tobacco plants are known for hyper-accumulation of ...

    • Rare earth elements and uranium in Minjingu phosphate fertilizer products: Plant food for thought 

      Haneklaus, Nils; Mwalongo, Dennis; Lisuma, Jacob; Amasi, Aloyce; Mwimanzi, Jerome; Bituh, Tomislav; Ćirić, Jelena; Nowak, Jakub; Ryszko, Urszula; Rusek, Piotr; Maged, Ali; Bilal, Essaid; Bellefqih, Hajar; Qamouche, Khaoula; Brahim, Jamal; Beniazza, Redouane; Mazouz, Hamid; Merwe, Elizabet; Truter, Wayne; Kyomuhimbo, Hilda; Brink, Hendrik; Steiner, Gerald; Bertau, Martin; Soni, Raghav; Patwardhan, Ashwin; Ghosh, Pushpito; Kivevele, Thomas; Mtei, Kelvin; Wacławek, Stanisław (ELSEVIER, 2024-08-01)
      Minjingu phosphate ore is Tanzania's sole domestic supply of phosphorus (P). The ore contains medium to high concentrations of naturally occurring P2O5 (20–35 %) and relevant concentrations of uranium and rare earth elements ...

    • Uranium Dissemination with Phosphate Fertilizers Globally: A Systematic Review with Focus on East Africa 

      Mwalongo, Dennis; Haneklaus, Nils; Lisuma, Jacob; Mpumi, Nelson; Amasi, Aloyce; Mwimanzi, Jerome; Chuma, Furaha; Kivevele, Thomas; Mtei, Kelvin (MDPI, 2024-01-09)
      Growing concern has been expressed about uranium (U) accumulation in agricultural soils caused by the long-term application of mineral fertilizers. More than 80% of naturally occurring U transfers from phosphate rock ...

    • Uranium in phosphate rocks and mineral fertilizers applied to agricultural soils in East Africa 

      Mwalongo, Dennis; Haneklaus, Nils; Lisuma, Jacob; Kivevele, Thomas; Mtei, Kelvin (Springer Link, 2022-12-11)
      Phosphate rock, pre-concentrated phosphate ore, is the primary raw material for the production of mineral phosphate fertilizer. Phosphate rock is among the fifth most mined materials on earth, and it is also mined and ...