Radionuclide content of concrete building blocks and radiation dose rates in some dwellings in Ibadan, Nigeria

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 107-113

  Ademola, J A ^a   Oguneletu, P O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Concrete building blocks; Dose rate; Dwellings; Ibadan, Nigeria; Radioactivity concentration; Radium equivalent activity

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE BUILDINGS; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; RADIATION; RADIUM;

DOSE RATES; RADIOACTIVITY CONCENTRATIONS; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETERS;

RADIOISOTOPES;

POTASSIUM 40; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIUM; RADON; SODIUM IODIDE; THORIUM 232;

CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; HOUSING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIONUCLIDE;

ARTICLE; BUILDING; CALCULATION; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; INDUSTRY; NIGERIA; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOACTIVITY; SAMPLING; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER;

BACKGROUND RADIATION; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HOUSING; HUMANS; NIGERIA; POTASSIUM RADIOISOTOPES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIUM; RADON DAUGHTERS; SPECTROMETRY, GAMMA; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY; THORIUM; TIME FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; IBADAN; NIGERIA; OYO; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 14644442302     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2004.12.002     Document Type: Article

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