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| Title: | Assessment of Radiation Emission from Waste Dumpsites in Lagos State of Nigeria |
| Authors: | Olubosede, olusayo
Akinnagbe, .O.B .
Adekoya, O |
| Keywords: | Radiation Emission, Waste dumpsites , absorbed dose rate .
Radiation Emission, Waste dumpsites , absorbed dose rate . |
| Issue Date: | 8-May-2012 |
| Publisher: | nternational Journal Of Computational Engineering Research / |
| Series/Report no.: | Olubosede. O , Akinnagbe .O.B . , Adek oya O /International Journal Of Computational Engineering Research / ISSN: 2250 – 3005 IJCER | May - June 2012 | Vol. 2 | Issue No. 3 | 806 - 811;Issue No. 3 |
| Abstract: | This paper takes a look at the total radiation emanating from waste dumpsites in two cities of Lagos state Nigeria. This was
achieved using a radiation survey meter (RADALERT50) t
o measure the radiation exposure rate in micro sievert per hour
(μSvhr
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1
). Readings were taken by placing the detector at gonad level i.e. about 1 meter above the ground level in five sampling
locations; this was done at an interval of 5meters away from th
e point of reference up to 30 meters. The results obtained revealed
that the annual absorbed dose rate measurements taken inside the five dumpsites are 29.80μSvhr
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1
, 28.05μSvhr
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1
, 19.29μSvhr
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1
,
17.53μSvhr
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1
and 15.78μSvhr
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1
. This is far lower than the aver
age of 70μSvhr
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1
recommended by UNESCO on effect of Atomic
Radiation |
| URI: | http://repository.fuoye.edu.ng/handle/123456789/1073 |
| ISSN: | ISSN: 2250 – 3005 |
| Appears in Collections: | Physics Journal Publications
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