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Distribution of U and Th decay series and rare earth elements in sediments of Santos Basin. Correlation with industrial activities

Abstract

Santos Basin, located in Southwest Brazil, is considered the most important industrial region of the country. Among the industrial activities present, phosphate fertilizer plants are responsible for the production of 69 million tons of phosphogypsum waste, which is stockpiled in the surrounding environment. This waste concentrates radionuclides of the natural series as well as rare earth elements originally present in the phosphate rock used as raw material. Environmental impact of such activities in the sediments of the estuarine system by measuring the concentration of U, Th and rare earth elements and activity concentration of radionuclides {sup 226}Ra, {sup 228}Ra, {sup 228}Th and {sup 210}Pb. (author)
Authors:
Silva, P S.C.; Mazzilli, B P; [1]  Favaro, D I.T. [2] 
  1. Instituto de Pesquisas Energeticas e Nucleares, Sao Paulo, SP (Brazil). Div. de Radiometria Ambiental
  2. Instituto de Pesquisas Energeticas e Nucleares, Sao Paulo, SP (Brazil). Lab. de Analise por Ativacao Neutronica
Publication Date:
May 01, 2005
Product Type:
Journal Article
Resource Relation:
Journal Name: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry; Journal Volume: 264; Journal Issue: 2; Other Information: 19 refs; PBD: May 2005
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; BRAZIL; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; FERTILIZER INDUSTRY; LEAD 210; PHOSPHATES; RADIUM 226; RADIUM 228; RARE EARTHS; SEDIMENTS; THORIUM; URANIUM
OSTI ID:
20618023
Country of Origin:
Hungary
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: ISSN 0236-5731; JRNCDM; TRN: HU0500339061521
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
page(s) 449-455
Announcement Date:
Aug 21, 2005

Citation Formats

Silva, P S.C., Mazzilli, B P, and Favaro, D I.T. Distribution of U and Th decay series and rare earth elements in sediments of Santos Basin. Correlation with industrial activities. Hungary: N. p., 2005. Web.
Silva, P S.C., Mazzilli, B P, & Favaro, D I.T. Distribution of U and Th decay series and rare earth elements in sediments of Santos Basin. Correlation with industrial activities. Hungary.
Silva, P S.C., Mazzilli, B P, and Favaro, D I.T. 2005. "Distribution of U and Th decay series and rare earth elements in sediments of Santos Basin. Correlation with industrial activities." Hungary.
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title = {Distribution of U and Th decay series and rare earth elements in sediments of Santos Basin. Correlation with industrial activities}
author = {Silva, P S.C., Mazzilli, B P, and Favaro, D I.T.}
abstractNote = {Santos Basin, located in Southwest Brazil, is considered the most important industrial region of the country. Among the industrial activities present, phosphate fertilizer plants are responsible for the production of 69 million tons of phosphogypsum waste, which is stockpiled in the surrounding environment. This waste concentrates radionuclides of the natural series as well as rare earth elements originally present in the phosphate rock used as raw material. Environmental impact of such activities in the sediments of the estuarine system by measuring the concentration of U, Th and rare earth elements and activity concentration of radionuclides {sup 226}Ra, {sup 228}Ra, {sup 228}Th and {sup 210}Pb. (author)}
journal = []
issue = {2}
volume = {264}
journal type = {AC}
place = {Hungary}
year = {2005}
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}