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Occupational, public and environmental radiological impact caused by the phosphoric acid industry: the case of Huelva (Spain)
(Intech, 2017)
The production of phosphate fertilizers usually uses as raw material sedimentary phosphate rock, which contains enhanced concentrations from U‐series radionuclides about 10–100 times higher than unperturbed soils. ...
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Natural occurring radionuclide waste in Spain: the Huelva phosphogypsum stacks case
(2009-11)
In this paper, the historical evolution in the management of the wastes generated by one paradigmatic NORM industry devoted to the production of phosphoric acid by ...
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Valorization of phosphogypsum in cement-based materials: limits and potential in eco-efficient construction
(Elsevier, 2021-12)
Phosphogypsum (PG) is a type of synthetic gypsum generated during the production of phosphoric acid. Each ton of phosphoric acid generates 5 tons of phosphogypsum. This industrial process has caused significant environmental ...
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Radionuclides in the environment in the south of Spain, anthropogenic enhancements due to industry
(Sociedad Mexicana de Física, 2007-02)
Levels of natural radionuclides in the environment are affected by human activities in the South of Spain. Industry wastes, such as phosphogypsum, have been released to an estuary since sixties until 1997. Nowadays the ...
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Radioactive impact in sediments from an estuarine system affected by industrial wastes releases
(Elsevier, 2002)
A big fertilizer industrial complex and a vast extension of phosphogypsum piles (12 km2), sited in the estuary formed by the Odiel and Tinto river mouths (southwest of Spain), are producing an unambiguous radioactive ...
Ponencia
Time evolution of activity concentration of natural emitters in a scenario affected by previous phosphogypsum contamination
(2008-09)
The estuary formed by the confluence of Tinto and Odiel river-mouths is located in the South of Spain, close to Huelva town. This estuary has been deeply studied through the years because it ...