Evaluation of the Natural Radioactivity Levels and Radiological Assessment of Nuts Commonly Consumed in Ile-Ife, South West, Nigeria

Samuel Oluwagbenga Inuyomi; Odunayo Timothy Ore; Olaitan Pelumi Abiodun

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Evaluation of the Natural Radioactivity Levels and Radiological Assessment of Nuts Commonly Consumed in Ile-Ife, South West, Nigeria

Samuel Oluwagbenga Inuyomi, Odunayo Timothy Ore, Olaitan Pelumi Abiodun

Published in Radiation Science and Technology (Volume 5, Issue 2)

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Abstract

In this study, the naturally occurring radionuclides and their associated radiological hazards were assessed in commonly consumed nuts in Ile-Ife, South west, Nigeria. Samples of different species of nuts were obtained in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria and their activity levels were determined using gamma ray spectrometer. The results showed that the mean activity of the identified radionuclides, ⁴⁰K, ²³²Th and ²³⁸U are 67.36, 37.32 and 3.88 Bq/kg respectively. The radiological indices, ADR (absorbed dose rate), AEDR (annual equivalent dose rate), H_in (internal hazard index), H_ex (external hazard index), AGDE (annual gonadal dose equivalent), I_γr (representative gamma index) and Ra_eq (radium equivalent) have values of 22.39 nGy/hr, 0.19 mSv/yr, 0.23 Bq/kg, 0.12 Bq/kg, 152.66 µsvy^-1, 0.33 and 48.04 respectively. The radiological assessment suggests that there are no radiological hazards associated with the consumption of the nuts.

Published in	Radiation Science and Technology (Volume 5, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.rst.20190502.12
Page(s)	15-19
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Activity Concentration, Gamma Index, Gamma Ray Spectrometer, Nuts, Radiation

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Samuel Oluwagbenga Inuyomi

Department of Physics, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Odunayo Timothy Ore

Department of Chemistry, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Olaitan Pelumi Abiodun

Department of Physics, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

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