DETERMINATION OF THE URANIUM CONTENT IN SOME SOIL SAMPLES FROM AJAOKUTA, KOGI STATE: NIGERIA

Authors

  • Aruwa Arome Department of Science Laboratory, Federal Polytechnic, Idah, Nigeria
  • Philibus Musa Gyuk Department of Physics, Kaduna State University, Kaduna, Nigeria
  • Achor Mathias Ogwo Department of Science Laboratory, Federal Polytechnic, Idah, Nigeria
  • Isah Suleiman Department of Science Laboratory, Federal Polytechnic, Idah, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v7.i9.2019.608

Keywords:

Uranium, Soil Samples, Ajaokuta, Gamma Ray Spectrometry

Abstract [English]

This work present the Uranium (238U) content in soil samples collected in Ajaokuta from some villages was been determined. The measurement of the soil Uranium activity concentration were made using a multi–channel pulse height analyzer (Camberra series 10 plus) coupled to a 76.2mm x 76.2mm NaI (TI) scintillation detector. 2.93)The mean Uranium content in the analyzed samples was found to be (44.26 Bq/kg which is higher than the world mean value of 35Bq/kg. The results were in good agreement with others for soils from region which is considered as normal or slightly high in radioactivity level.

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2019-09-30

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Arome, A., Gyuk, P. M., Ogwo, A. M., & Suleiman, I. (2019). DETERMINATION OF THE URANIUM CONTENT IN SOME SOIL SAMPLES FROM AJAOKUTA, KOGI STATE: NIGERIA. International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH, 7(9), 252–258. https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v7.i9.2019.608