Natural radioactivity levels of 238U, 232Th and 40K and radiological risk assessment in paddy soil of Ezillo rice fields in Ebonyi State, Nigeria

FO Ugbede, OD Osahon, AF Akpolile - Environmental Forensics, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The activity levels of 40K, 238U, and 232Th radionuclides in soil and associated radiological
risk in rice field 1 and field 2 located in Ezillo, Ebonyi State, Nigeria were investigated in this …

Mapping of outdoor gamma radiation and consequential health risk assessment in north-eastern regions of Rajasthan, India

N Tanwer, M Deswal, P Khyalia, JS Laura… - Environmental …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Living beings get inevitable exposure to radiation of which approximately half of the dose is
due to natural background radiation. In the present study, an extensive and systematic …

Distribution of 40K, 238U and 232Th and associated radiological risks in River sand sediments across Enugu East, Nigeria

FO Ugbede - Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & …, 2020 - Elsevier
The distributions of 40 K, 238 U and 232 Th in sand sediments of rivers in Enugu east,
Southeastern, Nigeria have been studied and measured using NaI (TI) gamma-ray …

In-situ assessment of background gamma radiation dose levels in outdoor environment of Enugu urban areas, Enugu state, Nigeria

FO Ugbede, AF Akpolile, GF Ibeh… - Environmental …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
In this study, in-situ measurements of absorbed dose rates of background gamma radiation
in 146 outdoor locations within Enugu urban areas were carried out by means of a hand …

Spatial interpretation, radiological mapping of background gamma radiation and risk evaluation for Southern regions of Tamil Nadu, India

V Raja, MA Neelakantan - Environmental Forensics, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The outdoor gamma dose rate was measured in 540 locations in southern regions
(Ramanathapuram, Virudhunagar, Tirunelveli, and Thoothukudi) of Tamil Nadu, India. The …

Identification of Immediate and Remote Health Hazards and the Need for Health Hazard Assessment in the Nigeria Sawmill Industry

CC Nnaji, U Udokpoh - Indonesian Journal of Social and …, 2023 - ojs.literacyinstitute.org
This research was carried out to identify immediate and remote health hazards, including the
need for health hazard assessment in the sawmill industry in Enugu State, Nigeria. A …

Gamma spectrometric measurement of natural radionuclides and associated radiation hazards in soil of small-scale paddy farms along Enugu-Abakaliki express way …

FO Ugbede, OD Osahon - Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear …, 2021 - Springer
Measurements of the activity concentrations of 232 Th, 238 U and 40 K in soil of small-scale
paddy farms along the Enugu-Abakaliki highway were carried out using NaI (TI) detector …

Outdoor γ-radiation: seasonal variation and health risk assessment associated with its exposure in northern districts of Haryana, India

N Tanwer, P Anand, K Kant, B Singh, JS Laura… - … of Radioanalytical and …, 2024 - Springer
A study was conducted for the measurement of outdoor gamma dose rate (GDR) using a
radiation monitor, based on Geiger-Muller technique, in Karnal, Kaithal, and Kurukshetra …

Assessment of background ionizing radiation dose levels in quarry sites located in Ebonyi State, Nigeria

EO Echeweozo, FO Ugbede - Journal of Applied Sciences and …, 2020 - ajol.info
The study presents a radiometric survey of Background Ionizing Radiation (BIR) dose levels
in ten quarry sites located in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. In-situ BIR dose rate measurements, by …

Determination of specific activity of238U, 232Th and 40K and radiological hazard assessment of Tuomo River Sediments in Burutu, Delta State, Nigeria

FO Ugbede, AF Akpolile - Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental …, 2019 - ajol.info
The activity concentrations of 238 U, 232 Th and 40 K in sediments samples from Tuomo
river in Burutu, Delta State, Nigeria have been determined using gamma spectrometry NaI …