%0 Journal Article
%T Gross alpha and beta activities and trace heavy elemental concentration levels in chemical fertilizers and agricultural farm soils in Nigeria
%A N. N. Jibiri
%A K. P. Fasae
%J Natural Science
%P 71-76
%@ 2150-4105
%D 2013
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ns.2013.51012
%X <p>
	<span style=\"font-family:;font-size:10pt;\" \"=\"\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">The gross alpha (</span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">¦Á</span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">)
and beta (</span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">¦Â</span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">) activities and </span></span><span style=\"font-family:;font-size:10pt;\" \"=\"\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">trace heavy elemental concentrations have
been </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">determined in Single Super Phosphate
(SSP) and Nitrogen Phosphorous Potassium (NPK)</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> fertilizers samples used
for agricultural purposes in Nigeria. Cultivated farm soil samples from two
regions (north and south) in the country and samples of phosphate rocks were
also analyzed for gross </span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">¦Á</span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> and </span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">¦Â</span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> radioactivity and elemental
concentrations. The beta activity concentration in the NPK (15-15-15)
fertilizers was found to vary from 2410.0 ¡À 80.0 Bq<span style=\"font-family:;font-size:10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">¡¤kg<sup>¨C1</sup></span><sup><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"></span></sup></span></span><sup><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"></span></sup><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> to 4560 ¡À 140.0 </span><span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:;font-size:10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Bq<span style=\"font-family:;font-size:10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">¡¤kg<sup>¨C1</sup></span><sup><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"></span></sup></span></span><sup><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"></span></sup><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"></span></span></span><sup><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"></span></sup><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">, between 1340.0 ¡À 70.0 <span style=\"font-family:;font-size:10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Bq<span style=\"font-family:;font-size:10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">¡¤kg<sup>¨C1</sup></span><sup><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"></span></sup></span></span><sup><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"></span></sup><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"></span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> and</span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> 1440.0 ¡À 70.0 <span style=\"font-family:;font-size:10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Bq<span
%K Chemical Fertilizers
%K Gross Alpha Activity
%K Gross Beta Activity
%K Trace Heavy Elements
%K Farm Soil
%K Nigeria
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=26637