Evaluation of Radioactivity Level and Its Radiological Impact in Soil Samples Around Transmission Company of Nigeria

Abiodun Odunlami Adegunwa; Odunayo Timothy Ore; Tobi Ezekiel Osadare; Victoria Olamide Ogunlowo

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Evaluation of Radioactivity Level and Its Radiological Impact in Soil Samples Around Transmission Company of Nigeria

Abiodun Odunlami Adegunwa, Odunayo Timothy Ore, Tobi Ezekiel Osadare, Victoria Olamide Ogunlowo

Published in Radiation Science and Technology (Volume 5, Issue 4)

Received: 7 October 2019 Accepted: 29 October 2019 Published: 5 November 2019

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Abstract

The aim of this study is to estimate the activity concentrations and radiological assessment of soils around high-tension cables, Transmission company of Nigeria, Osogbo, Nigeria. Surface and control soils were obtained around the high-tension cables and from areas far away from the sampling points, respectively. Their radioactivity levels were determined using gamma ray spectrometer. The results showed that the mean activity of the identified radionuclides, ⁴⁰K, ²³⁸U and ²³²Th are 223.59±11.98, 15.39±1.95 and 4.54±0.28 Bq/kg respectively, in the studied soils while the control soils exhibited activity concentrations of ⁴⁰K, ²³⁸U and ²³²Th, as 6.22±0.34, 11.58±1.55 and 0.50±0.03 Bq/kg respectively. The radiological indices, ADR (absorbed dose rate), AED (annual effective dose equivalent), H_in (internal hazard index), H_ex (external hazard index), AGDE (annual gonadal dose equivalent), I_γr (representative gamma index) and Ra_eq (radium equivalent) have values of 19.65 nGy/hr, 0.17 mSv/yr, 0.14 Bq/kg, 0.10 Bq/kg, 140.77 µsvy^-1, 0.30 and 39.64 respectively. These results revealed that the studied soils exhibited low gamma radiation. Long-term exposure to these radionuclides could pose health threats and is therefore discouraged.

Published in	Radiation Science and Technology (Volume 5, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.rst.20190504.12
Page(s)	41-46
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Activity Concentration, Gamma Ray Spectrometer, High-tension Cable, Powerline, Radiation, Transmission Company

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Abiodun Odunlami Adegunwa, Odunayo Timothy Ore, Tobi Ezekiel Osadare, Victoria Olamide Ogunlowo. Evaluation of Radioactivity Level and Its Radiological Impact in Soil Samples Around Transmission Company of Nigeria. Radiat Sci Technol. 2019;5(4):41-46. doi: 10.11648/j.rst.20190504.12

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Abiodun Odunlami Adegunwa

Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria
Odunayo Timothy Ore

Department of Chemistry, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Tobi Ezekiel Osadare

Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria
Victoria Olamide Ogunlowo

Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria

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AU  - Odunayo Timothy Ore
AU  - Tobi Ezekiel Osadare
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