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Energetic and Economic Significance of Uranium in Mineral Phosphorous Fertilizers

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During the past decade up to 167 t/yr U has been applied to farmland by P fertilization in Germany and this amount would have been sufficient to satisfy the energy demand of 2.4·106 households if U had been extracted previously. This energy source equals the heating value of timber from 5.6·106 ha of forest land. The use of U from P fertilizers is an uncommon contribution of agriculture to climate protection, which has been valued to 1.8 €/kg P when an equivalent value to CO2 emission car tax bands in Germany is assumed.

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  1. Faculty 2 Life Sciences, Technical University Braunschweig, Pockelsstraße 14, 38106, Braunschweig, Germany

    Ewald Schnug

  2. Institute of Nuclear Technology and Energy Systems (IKE), University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 31, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany

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Schnug, E., Haneklaus, N. (2011). Energetic and Economic Significance of Uranium in Mineral Phosphorous Fertilizers. In: Merkel, B., Schipek, M. (eds) The New Uranium Mining Boom. Springer Geology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22122-4_90

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