Radioactivity level and toxic elemental concentration in groundwater at Dei-Dei and Kubwa areas of Abuja, north-central Nigeria

Radioactivity level and toxic elemental concentration in groundwater at Dei-Dei and Kubwa areas of Abuja, north-central Nigeria

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The activityconcentrationsofuraniumandtoxicelementsinDei-Deiborehole,Kubwaborehole,Water Board andhand-dugwellwatersamplesinAbujaareaweremeasuredusinginductivelycoupledplasma mass spectrometry(ICP-MS)system.Theresultsobtainedwereusedtocalculatehumanradiologicalrisk overlifetimeconsumptionbytheinhabitantsinthearea.Theactivityconcentrationsof 238U...
 
Published at Radiation Physics and Chemistry
Volume 107
Pages 23-30
Published in 2015
 
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O Maxwell, H Wagiran, SK Lee, Z Embong, PE Ugwuoke
Maxwell Omeje » Omeje Maxwell is currently lecturing in Department of Physics, College of Science and Technology, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria. Omeje is an expert in Environmental Radioactivity, Radioprotection, Water Security, Innovation in Water and Wastewater Treatment, linking Environmental Fate and transport processes to Human and Ecosystem Health in extreme and non-extreme condition. Their current... view full profile
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