Radiological monitoring and statistical approach of primordial and anthropogenic radionuclides in surface soil of Mami-water site in the Western Cameroon

• Published in: Environmental earth sciences Vol. 76; no. 17; p. 1
• Main Authors: Nguelem, E. J. M., Ndontchueng, M. M., Motapon, O., Guembou, C. J. S., Darko, E. O.
• Format: Journal Article Web Resource
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.09.2017; Springer Nature B.V; Springer
• Subjects: Aluminum base alloys; Anthropogenic factors; Bauxite; Bauxite deposit; Bayer process; BEGe6350 detector; Biogeosciences; Bricks; Building materials; Caesium 137; Cells; Construction materials; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Energy; Environmental Science and Engineering; Gamma radiation; Gamma rays; Gaussian distribution; Geochemistry; Geology; Germanium; Human influences; Hydrology/Water Resources; Multivariate statistical analysis; Normal distribution; Original Article; Parameters; Physical, chemical, mathematical & earth Sciences; Physics; Physique; Physique, chimie, mathématiques & sciences de la terre; Population (statistical); Radiation; Radioactivity; Radioisotopes; Radiological impact; Radionuclide kinetics; Safety; Samples; Skewed distributions; Soil; Soil investigations; Soil water; Soils; Spectrometry; Statistical analysis; Statistical methods; Statistics; Surface boundary layer; Surface layers; Surface soil; Terrestrial Pollution; Cameroon; BEGe6350 detector; Gamma radiation; Statistical analysis; Bauxite deposit; Surface soil; Radiological impact

The study referred to measure activity concentrations of some primordial radionuclides and anthropogenic of 137 Cs in soil samples of Mami-water in the Menoua subdivision, Dschang employing gamma-ray spectrometry-based characterized Broad Energy Germanium (BE6350) detector and a comparison of radiol...