Chijioke M. Amakom

The Influence of Selected Soil Physicochemical Properties on Radionuclide Transfer in Cassava Crops

Chijioke M. Amakom, Chikwendu E. Orji, Benedict C. Eke, Benedict C. C. Eke, Uchenna A. Okoli & Chidiebere S. Ndudi · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2017

Radionuclide contamination through the food chain is a major pathway for radiotoxicity to man. The radionuclides of natural origin are absorbed from the soil just like every other nutrient the plants needs for their survival. A study on the effects of some soil physicochemical pa...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJPSS/2017/30913

Gross Alpha and Beta Activity Concentrations in Cassava Tubers (Manihot esculenta) from Old Coal Mining Area in Enugu, South Eastern Nigeria

Chijioke M. Amakom, Nnamdi N. Jibiri & Chikwendu E. Orji · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2015

Cassava crops and its food constitute more than 65% of dietary components for the population from the south-eastern Nigeria. Any contamination of this food crop in the environment by radioactive sources through human activities such as mining will affect large portion of the popu...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJAST/2015/15268