Chemical and radiological risk assessment of uranium in borehole and well waters in the Odeda area, Ogun state, Nigeria

International Journal of Physical Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1009-1014

  Amakom, C M ^a   Jibiri, N N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cancer mortality and morbidity risk; Radiological risk; Toxicity risk; Uranium

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958063708     PISSN: 19921950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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