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

DA Mwalongo, NH Haneklaus, JB Lisuma… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
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 …

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

DA Mwalongo, NH Haneklaus, JB Lisuma, N Mpumi… - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Segmentation-based quantification of Tuta absoluta's damage on tomato plants

L Loyani - Smart Agricultural Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
The invasion of the tomato leaf miner (Tuta absoluta) poses a significant threat to tomato
productivity, leading to substantial yield losses for farmers. Currently, there is a lack of …

Study of Hazard Indices and Radiological Doses in Phosphate Samples from El-Mahamid Area, Upper-Egypt

MH Mahmoud - Egyptian Journal of Physics, 2021 - ejphysics.journals.ekb.eg
In the present study, gamma radioactivity in phosphate samples from El-Naser phosphate
quarry in El-Mahamid area, Egypt was evaluated using gamma spectrometry with NaI (Tl) …

Investigation of uranium derived from phosphate fertilizers on plants uptakes and bacterial diversity in selected agricultural soils of east africa

D Mwalongo - 2024 - 41.59.85.213
Different types of phosphate fertilizers (PFs) used in agriculture to increase soil fertility
contain uranium (U) as an accompanying element. Uranium is both toxic and slightly …

[引用][C] Assessment of technology options addressing agricultural production constraints in Western Kenya

K Mtei, A Ngome, S Wambua, M Becker - 2013 - Greener Journal of Agricultural …