Assessment of arsenic and its associated health risks due to mining activities in parts of North-central Nigeria: Probabilistic approach using Monte Carlo

MM Orosun - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
This study evaluates health risks associated with Arsenic due to mining activities in parts of
North-central Nigeria. 306 samples of soil, water and guinea corn were collected for analysis …

[HTML][HTML] Monte Carlo approach to risks assessment of heavy metals at automobile spare part and recycling market in Ilorin, Nigeria

MM Orosun, AD Adewuyi, NB Salawu, MO Isinkaye… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
This study evaluates the sources and health risks associated with heavy metals in Ipata
spare part market in Ilorin, Nigeria. Soil and water samples were collected within and …

Assessment of ambient gamma radiation dose and annual effective dose associated with radon in drinking water from gold and lead mining area of Moro, North …

MM Orosun, TB Ajibola, FC Akinyose… - … of Radioanalytical and …, 2021 - Springer
This work investigates the activity concentration of 238 U, the ambient gamma absorbed
dose rates (DR), and the 222 Rn concentration levels in ground and surface water samples …

Assessment of annual effective dose associated with radon in drinking water from gold and bismuth mining area of edu, Kwara, North-central Nigeria

TB Ajibola, MM Orosun, WA Lawal, FC Akinyose… - Pollution, 2021 - jpoll.ut.ac.ir
The aim of this paper is to assess the radon concentration of surface and ground waters
around Bismuth mining site located in Edu, Kwara State, Nigeria, in order to ascertain its …

[HTML][HTML] Health risk assessment of radiation dose of background radionuclides in quarry soil and uptake by plants in Ezillo-Ishiagu in Ebonyi South-Eastern Nigeria

JK Nduka, TC Umeh, HI Kelle, PC Ozoagu… - Case Studies in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Natural origins of radioactive elements are present in different concentrations in the
environment as well as granite quarry depending on the geological formation of the soil. The …

Evaluation of natural radioactivity levels and potential radiological hazards of common building materials utilized in Mediterranean region, Turkey

Ş Turhan, A Kurnaz, M Karataşlı - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Radiometric measurement of building materials is very important to assess the internal and
external exposure caused by the ionizing radiation emitted from terrestrial radionuclides in …

Estimation of indoor gamma radiation dose rate from concrete blocks constructed from tin mine tailings

IO Olarinoye, MT Kolo, HO Shittu… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
The use of building materials made from geological sources contributes greatly to the indoor
radiation exposure of human. As a result, it is critical for public health that building materials …

[HTML][HTML] Soil-to-plant transfer of 40K, 238U and 232Th and radiological risk assessment of selected mining sites in Nigeria

MM Orosun, MR Usikalu, KJ Oyewumi, M Omeje… - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
One of the major route through which humans are exposed to ionizing radiation is via food
chain, which is consequent of soil-to-plant transfer of radionuclides. This work reported the …

[HTML][HTML] Radiometric survey of sediments and health risk assessments from the southern coastal area of Delta State, Nigeria

OE Esi, GO Avwiri, OA Sylvanus, DC Onwudiwe - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Over the years, the release of potential radiological components around the oil exploration
environment has increased with potential health implications. Yet; the mechanism and …

Assessment of background radiation in Ojota chemical market, lagos, Nigeria

MR Usikalu, RO Morakinyo, MM Orosun… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
The monitoring of radiation levels in human-inhabited environments is imperative to avoid
public exposure. The activity concentration of primordial radionuclides at Ojota Chemical …