Background: The increasing fear on the radiological status of water sourced from proximity to salt water lakes in Ohaozara LGA, Ebonyi State, Nigeria has necessitated the need to evaluate the potential radiological risk contributions to the populace consuming the various drinking...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/39066
Exposure rates, gamma dose rates and excess lifetime cancer risk around saltwater lakes in Okposi Okwu and Uburu town, Ebonyi State, Nigeria were carried out, in situ, using two nuclear radiation meters (Radalert – 100 and Digilert – 50) and geographical position system (GPS). Me...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/39145
Salt lakes and small – scaled salt production in Ebonyi State, Nigeria have long interesting history and the need to be informed of the radiological quality of the salt is essential to radiation measurement and protection agencies. Gross alpha and beta activity concentrations ha...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2016/28111
Covid-19, as a pandemic disease around the world, has generated great threat to human society and caused enormous mortality with weak surveillance system. In this paper, we propose a mathematical model to describe the transmission of Covid-19. Moreover, basic reproduction number...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2021/v27i330373
Aim: The objectives of this study was to measure the activity concentration of natural radionuclides in different drinking water sources in order to access the associated radiological health risk due to ingestion of such water. Study Design: The design of this study is purely exp...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2017/31625