GROUND RADIOMETRIC SURVEY OF KUFENA, ZARIA, NORTHWEST NIGERIA

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dc.contributor.authorBISAN, YABUWAT
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-20T08:17:04Z
dc.date.available2014-03-20T08:17:04Z
dc.date.issued2011-07
dc.descriptionDEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS FACULTY OF SCIENCE AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIAen_US
dc.description.abstractABSTRACT A ground survey was conducted for the investigation of the amount of radioactivity in Kufena, Zaria, northwest Nigeria. The technique of gamma ray spectrometry was applied using Scintillometer and gamma ray spectrometer (DISA-300). Activity concentration levels due to K, U, and Th were measured in the area along profiles spaced at 50 metres. Activity concentration ranges of the concerned radioelements were as follows: K was 0.03 – 6.5 %, U was 23.4 – 64.1 ppm, and Th was 8.3 – 89.1 ppm. The study identified Uranium and thorium as the main sources of radioactivity in the rocks of the area while potassium is not a major contributor to the gamma ray activity observed in the field. The study also revealed that uranium mineralization in Kufena may be of low grade.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/4068
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectGROUND,en_US
dc.subjectRADIOMETRIC,en_US
dc.subjectSURVEY,en_US
dc.subjectKUFENA,en_US
dc.subjectZARIA,en_US
dc.subjectNORTHWEST,en_US
dc.subjectNIGERIA.en_US
dc.titleGROUND RADIOMETRIC SURVEY OF KUFENA, ZARIA, NORTHWEST NIGERIAen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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