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2006 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Factors affecting the plant availability of uranium in soils

Authors : Susanne Schroetter, Maria Rivas, Maria Lamas, Jürgen Fleckenstein, Ewald Schnug

Published in: Uranium in the Environment

Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

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Uranium (U) is a toxic heavy metal. The background values of natural soils differ between 0.79–11 mg kg

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U. U is accumulated in the A horizons and its plant availability is influenced by both natural soil properties and anthropogenic activities. Recently, the use of phosphorus fertilizers in agriculture will be reported as a longer-term risk for the soil-plant-system. An alien source of environmental pollution results from military operations. Soil fertility, pH value and nutrient supply can effect the U content of crops growing on U contaminated soils.

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