Gross alpha and beta survey of Lake Kainji Water, Nigeria

Authors

  • Rabiu Adamu Department of Physics, Federal University Kashere, Gombe State, Nigeria
  • A. K. Abubakar Department of Physics, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria
  • Y. I. Zakari Department of Physics, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria
  • Y. Ahmed Center for Energy Research and Training, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
  • A. M. Vatsa National Biotechnology Development Agency, Abuja, Nigeria

Keywords:

Contamination, decay, downstream, radioactivity, upstream

Abstract

A water radioactivity study of the upstream and downstream of Kainji Lake was conducted. Gross alpha and beta survey method was used in the study to estimate the radioactivity concentration due to natural radionuclides. 8-channels, multi-channel analyzer, a proportional counter detector is used for the study. The Gross alpha and beta activity concentration analyzed in the water shows that the alpha activity ranges from 1.0x10-5Bq/cm3 to 0.7Bq/cm3 with an average value indication of 0.0702Bq/cm3, whereas the beta activity concentration indicated BDL for all the sites with exception of upstream 01, location (9o 51'.485" and 4o 35'.473"E) which has 0.0022Bq/cm3. All the values for the selected water samples were lower than the permissible limit for drinking water consumption, 1.0 and 0.1 Bq/L respectively.

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Published

2015-12-31

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2015)

Section

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