ESTIMATION ON THE RADIOLOGICAL LEVEL OF NATURAL OCCURRING RADIONUCLIDES PRESENT IN FLOODED SOIL SAMPLES IN KADUNA NORTH, NIGERIA

Authors

  • P.M. Gyuk Department of Physics, Kaduna State University, Nigeria
  • J.O. Anaegbu Department of Physics, Kaduna State University, Nigeria
  • H.O. Aboh Department of Physics, Kaduna State University, Nigeria
  • R. Daniel Department of Physics, Kaduna State University, Nigeria
  • A. Aruwa Department of Physics, Kaduna State University, Nigeria
  • B. Ahmadu Department of Physics, Kaduna State University, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v5.i10.2017.2275

Keywords:

Norms, Gamma-Ray Spectrometry, Sodium Iodide (Nai) Detector, Radium Equivalent Activity, Annual Effective Dose Equivalent, Radiation Hazard Indices

Abstract [English]

The background radiation of the areas was collected at random for each point using a rados survey meter. The detectors (two rados survey meter were used) were placed 1 meter above the ground with the operator positioned a few meters away. Three (3) readings were taking from each detector in other to reduce error or reach accuracy in obtaining the background readings from each randomly selected point where soil samples were later collected.


In the current study, the concentration levels of naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORMs) of 40K, 232Th, and 238U in the surface soil samples of selected areas in kigo road new extension Kaduna north, Kaduna in Nigeria were studied. The collected soil samples were analyzed by means of gamma-ray spectrometry. The mean activity concentrations of the natural occurring radionuclides of  226Ra, 232Th and 40K in the soil samples were estimated to be 62, 78.35, 227.17 Bq/kg respectively for kigo road new extension respectively. Radium equivalent activity, absorbed dose rate, annual effective dose equivalent were also calculated for assessment of radiological risk. External hazard value (Hex) is between 0.3163 and 0.9557 and Internal hazard value is between 0.4462 and 1.1618. The worldwide average activity concentrations of 226Ra, 232Th and 40K in soil samples from various studies around the world have values of 37, 30 and 400 Bq/kg respectively [UNSCEAR, 2000]. The values compared well with published data from UNSCEAR shows Ra-226, Th-232 from the location are well above the standards while K-40 below the risk value.

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Published

2017-10-31

How to Cite

Gyuk, P., Anaegbu, J., Aboh, H., Daniel, R., Aruwa, A., & Ahmadu, B. (2017). ESTIMATION ON THE RADIOLOGICAL LEVEL OF NATURAL OCCURRING RADIONUCLIDES PRESENT IN FLOODED SOIL SAMPLES IN KADUNA NORTH, NIGERIA. International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH, 5(10), 81–91. https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v5.i10.2017.2275