LIFE AVERAGE DAILY DOSE OF RADIUM-226 ON SOME WATER SAMPLES COLLECTED AT GIRI AND KUJE AREA OF ABUJA, NORTH-CENTRAL NIGERIA

Omeje, Maxwell and Joel, E. S. and Adewoyin, O.O and Akinwumi, S. A. and Emenike, PraiseGod C and Tenebe, I.T. and Ofuyatan, Olatokunbo M. and Okolie, T. A. Sociis (2016) LIFE AVERAGE DAILY DOSE OF RADIUM-226 ON SOME WATER SAMPLES COLLECTED AT GIRI AND KUJE AREA OF ABUJA, NORTH-CENTRAL NIGERIA. WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment, 216. ISSN 1743-3541, 1746-448X (on-line)

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Abstract

226Ra concentrations were studied to represent the radiological risk of groundwater of the Giri and Kuje areas of Abuja, North-Central Nigeria. Two borehole water samples were collected from the Giri and Kuje areas of Abuja with a hand-dug well and Abuja Water Board as control. Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) was used to measure the concentrations of radionuclide of 226Ra exposed to the dwellers. The activity concentrations of 226R in groundwater supplies for drinking and domestic purposes ranges from 443

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	ICP-MS, radionuclide, radium-226, Abuja, groundwater
Subjects:	Q Science > QC Physics Q Science > QE Geology T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Physics Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Civil Engineering and the Environment
Depositing User:	Mrs Patricia Nwokealisi
Date Deposited:	28 Dec 2017 09:38
Last Modified:	28 Dec 2017 09:47
URI:	http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/9847

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