A STUDY OF NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY IN SOME BUILDING MATERIALS IN NIGERIA

Maxwell O 1 , Emmanuel JS 1 , Olusegun AO 1 , Cyril EO 2 , Ifeanyi AT 1 , Embong Z 3

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Physics, College of Science and Technology, Covenant University, P.M.B. 1023, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria
  • 2 Department of Chemistry, College of Science and Technology, Covenant University, P.M.B. 1023, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria
  • 3 Faculty of Applied Science and Technology (FAST), Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM), Pagoh Campus, Km 1, Jalan Panchor, Pagoh, Muar, Johor, Malaysia
Radiat Prot Dosimetry, 2019 May 01;183(3):332-335.
PMID: 30085254 DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncy121

Abstract

Building materials of different brands were assessed for the concentrations of 226Ra, 232Th and 40K using HPGe detector. The activity concentrations in the measured samples ranged from 27 ± 8 to 82 ± 8 Bq kg-1 for 226Ra, 41 ± 4 to 101 ± 8 Bq kg-1 for 232Th and 140 ± 8 to 940 ± 19 Bq kg-1 for 40K, respectively. The Radium equivalent (Raeq) activity from the samples was found to be <370 Bq kg-1 as the recommended value for construction materials. This study will set a baseline data for significant standards on radiation exposure of the measured radionuclides in the selected building materials used in Nigeria.

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