Radiometric Evaluation of Radionuclides in Some Selected Mining Sites across Azara Development Area of Nasarawa State, Nigeria.

Authors

  • Umar Sa'ad Aliyu Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Federal University Lafia, Nasarawa State, Nigeria.
  • Abdulkarim Muhammad Hamza Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Ibrahim Gana Geidam Yobe State University, Damaturu, Nigeria
  • Adamu M Usman Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Bauchi State, Nigeria.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37134/jsml.vol8.1.4.2020

Keywords:

In-situ, Radionuclide, IdentiFINDER

Abstract

The data for this research contains the in-situ measured activity concentration of radionuclides and gamma-radiation dose rate obtained from the radiometric survey in Azara development area of Awe Local Government, Nasarawa State, Nigeria. The data were manually collected in eight (8) locations with 20 data taken from each point using a portable hand held Thermo Scientific Interceptor and a radionuclide IdentiFINDER. The descriptive statistical analysis of the data was equally explored for possible statistical relationships. The result obtained is made available publicly for further extended analyses that can provide insights into the safety status of the study area from radiological health concerns. The data could also serve as a significant baseline radiometric data for future researches and monitoring initiative in Azara and its environs. The data for this research contains the in-situ measured activity concentration of radionuclides and gamma-radiation dose rate obtained from the radiometric survey in Azara development area of Awe Local Government, Nasarawa State, Nigeria. The data were manually collected in eight (8) locations with 20 data taken from each point using a portable hand held Thermo Scientific Interceptor and a radionuclide IdentiFINDER. The descriptive statistical analysis of the data was equally explored for possible statistical relationships. The result obtained is made available publicly for further extended analyses that can provide insights into the safety status of the study area from radiological health concerns. The data could also serve as a significant baseline radiometric data for future researches and monitoring initiative in Azara and its environs.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

Abba, H. T., Hassan, W. M. S. W., Saleh, M. A., Aliyu, A. S., & Ramli, A. T. (2017). Estimation of Terrestrial gamma radiation (TGR) dose rate in characteristic geological formations of Jos Plateau, Nigeria. Malaysian Journal of Fundamental and Applied Sciences, 13(4), 593-597.

Abba, H. T., Hassan, W. M. S. W., Saleh, M. A., Aliyu, A. S., & Ramli, A. T. (2018). Assessment of Terrestrial Gamma Radiation Dose Levels and Isodose Mapping of Some Selected Areas of Jos Plateau, Nigeria. Advanced Science Letters, 24(5), 3592-3596.

Abuelhia, E. (2019). Assessment of radiation dose from radon ingestion and inhalation in commercially bottled drinking water and its annual effective dose in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. International journal of environmental health research, 29(2), 164-172.

Adagunodo, T. A., George, A. I., Ojoawo, I. A., Ojesanmi, K., & Ravisankar, R. (2018). Radioactivity and radiological hazards from a kaolin mining field in Ifonyintedo, Nigeria. MethodsX, 5, 362-374.

Aliyu, Abubakar Sadiq, Umar Ibrahim, Chidozie Timothy Akpa, Nuraddeen Nasiru Garba, and Ahmad Termizi Ramli. (2015. Health and ecological hazards due to natural radioactivity in soil from mining areas of Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Isotopes in environmental and health studies 51(3), 448-468.

Bello, I. A., Najib, M. U., Umar, S. A., and G. G. Ibrahim. (2015). Measurement of natural radioactivity concentration at E-waste dumpsite around Alaba international market Lagos, Nigeria. Adv. Appl. Sci. Res., 6(6), 55–64.

Ferreira, V. V. M., De Carvalho Filho, C. A., Rodrigues, P. C. H., Fleming, P. M., & Meira-Belo, L. C. (2012). Radiometric Evaluation in a Uranium Mine under a Decommisioning Processs. Energy and Environment Research, 2(1), 13.

Ibrahim, G.G., Umar, S.A., Najib, M.U. and Hamza, A.M. (2019). Radiation Exposure Levels Associated with Tin Mining Sites around Toro Area, Bauchi State, Nigeria. Physics Memoir, 1126-131.

Ibrahim, U., Daniel, I. H., Ayaninola, O., Ibrahim, A., Hamza, A. M., & Umar, A. M. (2014). Determination of entrance skin dose from diagnostic X-ray of human chest at Federal Medical Centre Keffi, Nigeria. Science World Journal, 9(1), 14-18.

ICRP,. (2007). 2006 Recommendation of the International Commission on Radiological Protection. ICRP Publication, Pergamon Press, Oxford,103.

Kragh, H. (2018). Some Philosophical Issues. In From Transuranic to Superheavy Elements. Springer, Cham, 87-99.

Mallo, I. I. Y. (2010). Environmental, health and socio-economic implications of solid minerals mining in Nigeria. African Journal of Environmental Pollution Health, 8(1), 62-72.

McLaughlin, J., Simopoulos, S., & Steinhäusler, F. (2002). The Natural Radiation Environment VII Seventh International Symposium on the Natural Radiation Environment (NRE-VII). Journal of Radioanalytical & Nuclear Chemistry, 267(1).

Musa, D. M., Shiru, M. S., Ujih, U. O., Mu'azu, A., & Haruna, R. (2015). Impact of Barytes Mining on Agriculture and Food Security in Azara, Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Dutse Journal of Agricultre and Food Security, 2(1), 59-65.

Najib, M. U. et al., (2016). Radiological Assessment of Sediment of Zobe Dam Dutsinma, Katsina State, Northern Nigerian. 1*. Am. J. Eng. Res., 53, 2320–847.

Osimobi, J. C., Avwiri, G. O., & Agbalagba, E. O. (2018). Radiometric and Radiogenic Heat Evaluation of Natural Radioactivity in Soil Around Solid Minerals Mining Environment in South-Eastern Nigeria. Environmental Processes, 5(4), 859-877.

Oyeyemi, K. D., Aizebeokhai, A. P., & Olofinnade, O. M. (2017). Dataset on ground radiometric survey in part of the Eastern Dahomey Basin, SW Nigeria. Data in brief, 15, 148-154.

Stacey, W. M. (2018). Nuclear reactor physics. John Wiley & Sons.

Taylor, D. M. (2006). Applied Radiation and Isotopes. Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 64, 1, 149.

UNCEAR, (1993). Sources and Effects of Ionizing Radiation Exposure from Natural Radiation Report to the General Assembly, United Nations, New York. 1, 33.

UNSCEAR (2000). United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation. Sources and effects of ionizing radiation. United Nations Scientific Committee on the effects of atomic radiation. Report to the General Assembly. Vol. I. Sources. Annex B - Exposures from natural radiation sources.

Downloads

Published

2019-12-09

How to Cite

Aliyu, U. S., Hamza, A. M., Geidam, I. G., & Usman, A. M. (2019). Radiometric Evaluation of Radionuclides in Some Selected Mining Sites across Azara Development Area of Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Journal of Science and Mathematics Letters, 8(1), 27–36. https://doi.org/10.37134/jsml.vol8.1.4.2020