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Measurement of natural radionuclides and dose assessment of granites from Ondo State, Nigeria

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 December 2010

J.A. Ademola  and
A.A. Ayeni
J.A. Ademola
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
A.A. Ayeni
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
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Abstract

The activity concentrations of 226Ra, 232Th and 40K in fifty granite samples collected from five different quarry industries in Ondo State, Nigeria, were determined using gamma-ray spectrometry. The mean activity concentrations for each industry ranged from 16.7(6.4) to 85.4(23.0), 62.4(10.1) to 113.6(7.6), and 1315(136) to 1551(84) Bq.kg-1 for 226Ra, 232Th and 40K, respectively. The values in parenthesis are the standard deviations. When compared with results from some parts of the world, the 226Ra and 232Th contents were lower, whereas the 40K content was similar. Using different approaches to estimate the potential radiological hazard of the samples, the results obtained were below the recommended maximum limits. This shows that the radiological hazards associated with the use of the granites examined in this study as building material are within the acceptable limit.

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Natural radionuclidesgranitedose assessmentOndo State
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Radioprotection , Volume 45 , Issue 4 , October 2010 , pp. 513 - 521
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© EDP Sciences, 2010

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