ABSTRACT: Assessing the levels of radionuclide's concentration present in human foodstuffs is very important for determining and estimating the radiation hazard to human health due to consumption. Though very few studies regarding to the level of radionuclide in foodstuffs have been conducted in Nigeria. The radionuclides concentration(40K 137Cs, 226Ra and 232Th) of twenty three imported foodstuffs sample were determined. Seven different varieties of foodstuffs were selected for analysis, the sample after pretreatment (if necessary), were measure using a low level gamma......
Keyword: Radionuclide, samples, concentration, imported foodstuff, gamma ray spectrometer.
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