ASSESSMENT OF RADIOLOGICAL SAFETY OF SOME SACHET (PURE) WATER COLLECTED FROM HADEJIA TOWN IN JIGAWA STATE.
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Gamma Dose Rate, Annual Effective Dose Equivalent, Radium Equivalent Activity, External and Internal Hazard IndicesAbstract
Sachet Water samples from Hadejia town in the north eastern part of Nigeria were studied in order to ascertain the suitability and radiological safety of water sold in the town for human consumption. Radioactive measurements, using a lead shielded sodium iodide detector coupled to a multichannel analyser were used to estimate eight radiological parameters of some sachets water samples from Hadejia. The results show that the values of all the parameters fall within the minimum universal standard, indicating that consuming the sachet water in the study area pose no serious radiological hazard, especially for adults. The values of the Absorbed Dose Rate (50.105 nGyh-1) and AEDE (12.458 mSvy-1) for the infant however portend that infant consumer could be susceptible to radiation hazard on consuming sachet water collected from the study area. It is however recommended that activities that are capable of enhancing the radiological content of should be avoided within the area.
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