Assessment Of Natural Radioactivity Concentration and Associated Radiological Hazards of Commercial Wall Paints and Plaster of Paris Cements Commonly used in Nigeria
Plaster of paris (POP) is quick-setting gypsum plaster while certain commercial wall paints contains chemolumnicence materials. These building materials are most likely to emit radiation. Hence, the objectiveof this paper is to assess the natural radioactivity concentration and associated radioloic...
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Plaster of paris (POP) is quick-setting gypsum plaster while certain commercial wall paints contains chemolumnicence materials. These building materials are most likely to emit radiation. Hence, the objectiveof this paper is to assess the natural radioactivity concentration and associated radioloical hazards of commercial wall paints and plaster of paris cements commonly used in Nigeria using standard measurement techniques. Data obtained reveals high average levels of the activity concentration (AC) of 40K, 232Th and 226Ra were observed in emulsion paints (174.73, 56.98 and 58.18 Bq/kg) and POP (149.59, 64.51 and 63.49 Bq/kg) respectively. For oil paint, the mean result of the test elements 40K, 226Ra and 232Th were 119.66, 37.86 and 44.66 Bq/kg respectively. From results, the study concluded that all investigated emulsion, oil paints and POP available in Nigeria have low level radioactivity concentrations which pose no significant radiological risk to users. However, the result from average excess lifetime cancer risk of these surface coatings presented higher value greater than the recommended limit. Consequently, this paper proposes constant monitoring of POP and raw materials used for paint production in Nigeria as well as quality assurance and control.
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| spelling | doaj.art-9cb11e9d333a42f98ab46df78900c6422024-03-30T22:12:55ZengJoint Coordination Centre of the World Bank assisted National Agricultural Research Programme (NARP)Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management2659-15022659-14992023-10-0127910.4314/jasem.v27i9.26Assessment Of Natural Radioactivity Concentration and Associated Radiological Hazards of Commercial Wall Paints and Plaster of Paris Cements Commonly used in NigeriaE. O. EcheweozoI. S. OkekeA. E. Duke Plaster of paris (POP) is quick-setting gypsum plaster while certain commercial wall paints contains chemolumnicence materials. These building materials are most likely to emit radiation. Hence, the objectiveof this paper is to assess the natural radioactivity concentration and associated radioloical hazards of commercial wall paints and plaster of paris cements commonly used in Nigeria using standard measurement techniques. Data obtained reveals high average levels of the activity concentration (AC) of 40K, 232Th and 226Ra were observed in emulsion paints (174.73, 56.98 and 58.18 Bq/kg) and POP (149.59, 64.51 and 63.49 Bq/kg) respectively. For oil paint, the mean result of the test elements 40K, 226Ra and 232Th were 119.66, 37.86 and 44.66 Bq/kg respectively. From results, the study concluded that all investigated emulsion, oil paints and POP available in Nigeria have low level radioactivity concentrations which pose no significant radiological risk to users. However, the result from average excess lifetime cancer risk of these surface coatings presented higher value greater than the recommended limit. Consequently, this paper proposes constant monitoring of POP and raw materials used for paint production in Nigeria as well as quality assurance and control. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/jasem/article/view/256257Plaster of paris;Radioactivity concentration;Commercial wall paints;Radiological hazards |
| spellingShingle | E. O. Echeweozo I. S. Okeke A. E. Duke Assessment Of Natural Radioactivity Concentration and Associated Radiological Hazards of Commercial Wall Paints and Plaster of Paris Cements Commonly used in Nigeria Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management Plaster of paris; Radioactivity concentration; Commercial wall paints; Radiological hazards |
| title | Assessment Of Natural Radioactivity Concentration and Associated Radiological Hazards of Commercial Wall Paints and Plaster of Paris Cements Commonly used in Nigeria |
| title_full | Assessment Of Natural Radioactivity Concentration and Associated Radiological Hazards of Commercial Wall Paints and Plaster of Paris Cements Commonly used in Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Assessment Of Natural Radioactivity Concentration and Associated Radiological Hazards of Commercial Wall Paints and Plaster of Paris Cements Commonly used in Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment Of Natural Radioactivity Concentration and Associated Radiological Hazards of Commercial Wall Paints and Plaster of Paris Cements Commonly used in Nigeria |
| title_short | Assessment Of Natural Radioactivity Concentration and Associated Radiological Hazards of Commercial Wall Paints and Plaster of Paris Cements Commonly used in Nigeria |
| title_sort | assessment of natural radioactivity concentration and associated radiological hazards of commercial wall paints and plaster of paris cements commonly used in nigeria |
| topic | Plaster of paris; Radioactivity concentration; Commercial wall paints; Radiological hazards |
| url | https://www.ajol.info/index.php/jasem/article/view/256257 |
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