Orosun, Muyiwa Michael and Usikalu, M.R. and Onumejor, C. A. and Akinnagbe, D. M. and Orosun, O. R. and Salawu, N. B. and Olasunkanmi, N. K. and Akinpelu, A. and Adagunodo, T. A. and Achuka, J.A (2021) Assessment of Natural Radionuclide Contents in Water and Sediments from Asa-Dam, Ilorin, Nigeria. In: 4th International Conference on Science and Sustainable Development, 2021, Online.
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Abstract
Natural radionuclides content of 238U, 232Th and 40Kfor water and sediment samples collected from Asa-dam Ilorin, Nigeria weremeasured using NaI(TI) detector.The mean activity concentration in the water samples were 6.05, 3.23 and 9.65 Bql-1for 238U, 232Th and 40Krespectively. The mean activity concentration of 238U, 232Th and 40Kmeasured in the sediment samples were 7.57, 8.19 and 73.48 Bqkg-1respectively. Theactivity concentration of 40Kwas higher than that of 238U and 232Thfor the water and sediment samples. All measured activity concentration and estimated radiological parameters were below world permissible limit values. Therefore, there may be no serious immediate radiological health burden on the environment and the people using the dam.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Radioactivity, Water, Sediment, Radiological Parameters, Asa-dam |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QC Physics |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Physics |
| Depositing User: | Mrs Patricia Nwokealisi |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Apr 2022 10:54 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Apr 2022 10:54 |
| URI: | http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/15827 |
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