Estimation of annual effective dose due to natural radioactive elements in ingestion of foodstuffs in tin mining area of Jos-Plateau, Nigeria

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-40

  Jibiri, N N ^a   Farai, I P ^a   Alausa, S K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Diet; Effective ingestion dose; Food crops; Mining; Nigeria; Radioactivity; Radionuclide

Indexed keywords

CROPS; MINING; NUTRITION; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES;

EFFECTIVE INGESTION DOSE; FOOD CROPS;

RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS;

POTASSIUM 40; RADIOISOTOPE; THORIUM 232; URANIUM 238;

BIOACCUMULATION; CROP PLANT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; FOOD INTAKE; MINING; POTASSIUM; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIONUCLIDE; SOIL POLLUTION; THORIUM ISOTOPE; URANIUM ISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; BEAN; COOKING; CROP; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; FOOD; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; INGESTION; MINING; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SOIL POLLUTANT; SOIL POLLUTION; YAM;

CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; DIET; EATING; FOOD CONTAMINATION, RADIOACTIVE; HUMANS; MINING; NIGERIA; POTASSIUM RADIOISOTOPES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVITY; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; SPECTROMETRY, GAMMA; THORIUM; TIN; URANIUM;

FARM CROPS; MINING; NUTRITION; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES;

AFRICA; JOS PLATEAU; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

DIOSCOREA ALATA;

EID: 33947221932     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2006.12.011     Document Type: Article

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