Radioactivity, radiogenic heat production and environmental radiation risk of the Basement Complex rocks of Akungba-Akoko, southwestern Nigeria: insights from in …

AS Akingboye, AC Ogunyele, AT Jimoh… - Environmental Earth …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract The Basement Complex rocks of Akungba-Akoko, southwestern Nigeria, typically
migmatites (M), biotite gneisses (BGN), granite gneisses (GGN), charnockites (Ch), biotite …

[PDF][PDF] Natural radioactivity concentrations of 226Ra, 232Th, and 40K in commercial building materials and their lifetime cancer risk assessment in Dwellers

M Omeje, OO Adewoyin, ES Joel… - Human and Ecological …, 2018 - core.ac.uk
Elevated radioactivity levels of 226Ra, 232Th, and 40K in building materials were measured
using gamma-ray spectrometry and their associated lifetime cancer risks were also …

A case study on possible radiological contamination in the Lo Uttaro landfill site (Caserta, Italy)

F Ambrosino, L Stellato… - Journal of Physics …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The prevention of radioactive pollution is a primary objective of environmental protection
codes in the operation of solid waste landfill activities. Several studies have demonstrated …

[HTML][HTML] Radiological safety assessment and determination of heavy metals in soil samples from some waste dumpsites in Lagos and Ogun state, south-western …

AK Ademola, MA Olaoye, PO Abodunrin - Journal of Radiation Research …, 2015 - Elsevier
Assessment of naturally occurring radionuclides and heavy metals in 5 major dumpsites
around Lagos and Ogun State, Nigeria, was carried-out to determine the natural …

[HTML][HTML] Radiation exposure to dwellers due to naturally occurring radionuclides found in selected commercial building materials sold in Nigeria

O Maxwell, OO Adewoyin, ES Joel… - Journal of Radiation …, 2018 - Elsevier
The activity concentration of 226 Ra, 232 Th and 40 K was measured in commonly building
materials used in Nigeria from commercial supplier using High Purity Germanium Gamma …

[PDF][PDF] Assessment of environmental radioactivity in selected dumpsites in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

GO Avwiri, SA Olatubosun - … Journal of Scientific & Technology Research, 2014 - Citeseer
Radionuclide concentration of soil samples from selected dumpsites within Port Harcourt,
Rivers State, Nigeria was determined. In-situ measurements were carried out using Radalert …

Application of two geophysical methods to characterize a former waste disposal site of the Trabzon-Moloz district in Turkey

H Cınar, S Altundaş, E Ersoy, K Bak… - Environmental Earth …, 2016 - Springer
Radionuclide variations, the vertical and lateral extent of a waste mass in the former Trabzon
municipal solid waste dumpsite were investigated by combining in situ gamma-ray …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial distribution of gamma radiation dose rates from natural radionuclides and its radiological hazards in sediments along river Iju, Ogun state Nigeria

O Maxwell, I Ijeh, A Oluwasegun, I Ogunrinola… - MethodsX, 2020 - Elsevier
This study assessed the radioactivity level of Iju River sediments and its associated
radiological risks exposure to human. Gamma absorbed dose rates were measured using a …

Assessments of natural radioactivity and determination of heavy metals in soil around industrial dumpsites in Sango-Ota, Ogun state, Nigeria

AK Ademola, I Ayo, O Folasade, D Onyinye… - Journal of Medical …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
The activity concentration of natural radionuclides in soil samples from industrial dumpsites
in Sango-Ota were determined using gamma-ray spectrometry with NaI (Tl) detector. The …

Geophysical and hydro physicochemical investigation and pollution potential evaluation of an urban landfill in southern Nigeria

FB Akiang, SO Onyekuru, EB Ulem, CC Agoha… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
The study was conducted in an old landfill in the Calabar South local government area of
Cross River State. The essence of the research work is to investigate groundwater quality …