The Natural Radioactivity in groundwater from selected areas in Greater Accra region of Ghana by gross alpha and gross beta measurements
| Autor: | AP Muhulo, Emmanuel Ofori Darko, Cyril Schandorf, T. T. Akiti, Edward K. P. Bam, Eric Jilbert Mekongtso Nguelem, Maurice Moyo Ndontchueng |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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education.field_of_study
Veterinary medicine business.industry Geography Planning and Development Population Alpha (ethology) Management Monitoring Policy and Law World health Activity concentration Environmental science Nuclear medicine business Beta (finance) education Groundwater Natural radioactivity |
| Zdroj: | Radiation Protection and Environment. 36:14 |
| ISSN: | 0972-0464 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/0972-0464.121814 |
| Popis: | Gross alpha and gross beta in 26 groundwater samples from Adentan to Abokobi areas in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana were determined using Alpha/Beta counting system (Canberra iMatic TM ). The average activity concentrations of gross alpha and gross beta were 0.034 and 0.501 Bq/L for Adentan, and 0.066 and 0.470 Bq/L for Abokobi, respectively. The results obtained are below the guideline levels of gross alpha (0.5 Bq/L) and gross beta (1.0 Bq/L) in drinking water established by the World Health Organisation. These results show that consumption of groundwater for the study areas may not pose any significant radiological health hazards through ingestion to the population. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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