Journal of environmental radioactivitySoil PollutantsRadioactiveNigeriaVegetablesRadiation Monitoring
Soil-to-plant transfer and radiological risk assessment of naturally occurring radionuclides in vegetables from Ilorin, Nigeria.
Muyiwa Michael Orosun, Suleiman Bello, Ismail Olawale Akande, Terkaa Victor Targema, Rasheed Mariam Shiru, Kenji Nanba, Vasyl Yoschenko
Published: 202610.1016/j.jenvrad.2025.107843
Abstract
In this study, the activity concentration (AC) levels of 40K, 228Ra and 226Ra in irrigation water, soils, and the most widely consumed vegetables: spinach (Amaranthus hybridus) and cabbage (Brassica oleracea) in Nigeria, were assessed using a 3 x 3-i…
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