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Radionuclides Measurement and Assay of Soil and their Corresponding Absorbed Dose Rate in Air In Aramoko-Ekiti, Nigeria

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Four radionuclides ( 137Cs, 238U, 232Th and 40K) have been analysed in soil samples collected from Aramoko-Ekiti, South West Nigeria by a sensitive gamma-ray spectroscopic system consisting of a 7.6 cm × 7.6 cm Nal(TI) scintillation detector interfaced with Canberra series 10 plus multichannel analyser. Results obtained show that the radionuclides are present in varying concentrations in the soil, except 137Cs which was not detectable. The absorbed dose rates in the air of the location due to these radionuclides is within the UNSCEAR recommended world average value.

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  1. Federal Radiation Protection Service, Department of Physics, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

    I.R. Ajayi

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Ajayi, I. Radionuclides Measurement and Assay of Soil and their Corresponding Absorbed Dose Rate in Air In Aramoko-Ekiti, Nigeria. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 250, 571–572 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1017958802733

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