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Open AccessEstimation of activity concentrations of radionuclides and their hazard indices in coastal plain sand region of Ogun state
Assessment of natural background radionuclides emanating from the subsurface geological features was carried out with the use of gamma-ray spectrometry at various locations at one of the secondary school in Ca...
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Open AccessIn-situ assessment of natural terrestrial-radioactivity from Uranium-238 (238U), Thorium-232 (232Th) and Potassium-40 (40K) in coastal urban-environment and its possible health implications
The risk of natural terrestrial radioactivity on human health is often underestimated, and environmental safety awareness is necessary. Hence, this study aims to assess natural sources of gamma radiation emitt...
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Open AccessElliptical metallic rings-shaped fractal metamaterial absorber in the visible regime
Achieving the broadband response of metamaterial absorbers has been quite challenging due to the inherent bandwidth limitations. Herein, the investigation was made of a unique kind of visible light metamateria...
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Open AccessInvestigation of natural environmental radioactivity concentration in soil of coastaline area of Ado-Odo/Ota Nigeria and its radiological implications
Natural radioactivity in coastaline area soil of Ado-Odo/Ota has been carried out to ascertain the presence of radionuclides using gamma-ray spectroscopy (HPGe detector). The result showed that U-238, Th-232 a...
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Open AccessComparative Analysis of Natural Radioactivity Content in Tiles made in Nigeria and Imported Tiles from China
In this investigation, natural radioactive contents in tiles manufactured in Nigeria and tiles imported from China were measured using gamma ray spectroscopy. High Purity Germanium detector was used to estimat...
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Thermoluminescence of LiF:Mg,Ti (TLD 100) Subject to 1.25 Mega Electron Volt Gamma Radiotherapy
Attempt has been made to investigate the thermoluminescence (TL) of LiF:Mg,Ti (TLD 100) chip irradiated with gamma energies of 1.25 MeV. The TL response increases over a wide photon dose range, from 1.0 to 10 ...