Browsing 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 ...
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 ...