Quantification and Radiological Risk Estimation Due to the Presence of Natural Radionuclides in Maiganga Coal, Nigeria

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 11; no. 6; p. e0158100
• Main Authors: Kolo, Matthew Tikpangi, Khandaker, Mayeen Uddin, Amin, Yusoff Mohd, Abdullah, Wan Hasiah Binti
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 27.06.2016; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Analysis; Background radiation; Background Radiation - adverse effects; Biology and Life Sciences; Cancer; Coal; Coal Mining; Coal utilization; Correlation analysis; Dosimetry; Electric power generation; Energy; Engineering and Technology; Exploitation; Health hazards; Health risks; Influence; Inhalation; Laboratories; Low level; Medicine and Health Sciences; Nigeria; Occupational exposure; Occupational health; Parameter estimation; Physical Sciences; Physics; Radiation; Radiation Dosage; Radioactivity; Radioisotopes; Radiologic Health; Radiology; Radium; Radium - adverse effects; Radium - analysis; Radium 226; Radium isotopes; Radium radioisotopes; Research and Analysis Methods; Respiration; Sediments; Spectrometry; Thorium - adverse effects; Thorium - analysis; Urbanization; Nigeria; Kuala Lumpur Malaysia; Malaysia

Following the increasing demand of coal for power generation, activity concentrations of primordial radionuclides were determined in Nigerian coal using the gamma spectrometric technique with the aim of evaluating the radiological implications of coal utilization and exploitation in the country. Mea...