Measurement of Natural Radioactivity and Assessment of Radiological Hazard Indices of Soil Over the Lithologic Units in Ile-Ife Area, South-West Nigeria

The distribution of natural radioactivity levels of 238 U, 232 Th, and 40 K in soils overlying the 3 lithologic units within Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria was investigated to characterize the gamma radiation dose distribution over the lithologies and to assess the radiation hazard due...

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Main Authors: Deborah T Esan, Yinka Ajiboye, Rachel I Obed, Joshua Ojo, Mary Adeola, Mynepalli K Sridhar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2022-05-01
Series:Environmental Health Insights
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/11786302221100041