Assessment of radiation hazard indices due to natural radioactivity in soil samples from Orlu, Imo State, Nigeria

The use of a Radiation Alert Inspector device and a gamma-spectrometry system fitted with a Sodium Iodide (NaI) detector was used to determine the radioactivity concentration level of natural radionuclides 238U, 232Th, and 40K in soil in several locations in Orlu, Imo State, Nigeria. 19 soil samples...

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Main Authors: Charles Chisom Mbonu, Ubong Camilus Ben
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-08-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844021019150