A study on the impact of phosphate fertilizers on the radioactivity profile of cultivated soils in Srirangam (Tamil Nadu, India)

Phosphate fertilizers are enriched with 238U during its production from phosphate rocks. Since, application of phosphate fertilizers in modern agriculture is ever on the increase, the present study investigated the impact of phosphate fertilizers on the radioactivity profile of cultivated (fertilize...

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Main Authors: P. Shahul Hameed, G. Sankaran Pillai, R. Mathiyarasu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2014-10-01
Series:Journal of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1687850714000879