RADIATION LEVEL MEASUREMENT IN DELTA STATE POLYTECHNIC, OZORO, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Radiation level measurement has been conducted in Delta State Polytechnic, Ozoro, in Isoko North Local Government Area. Outdoor and indoor survey was conduction. The result obtained shows the background radiation in the study area. A total of 10 outdoor and 10 indoor points was surveyed. The outdoor and indoor mean dose rate of surveyed area are to be 0.24uSv/hr and 0.16uSv/irrespectively. The results show that there is no trace of deposit of radioactive mineral around the survey areas. The dose rate value obtained are lower when compared to values from indoor and outdoor to the global average; their effective annual dose is still lesser that the dose limit recommended by the International Commission on Radiation Protection(ICPR). These kinds of studies are useful to serve as baseline data of natural background radiation levels.
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