A Study on Activity Concentration of Natural Radionuclide of Building Materials in Kochi

Balakrishnan, Dhanya; Umadevi, A.; Abraham, Jose P.; Rajagopalan, M.; Jojo, J

doi:10.14331/ijfps.2012.330034

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“…Most building materials derived from rocks and soils, which always contain natural radionuclides of Uranium ( 238 ), and Thorium ( 232 ℎ) series. The radioactive isotope of Potassium ( 40 ), which give both external and internal radiation exposure to the inhabitants of dwellings built with such materials(Dhanya Balakrishnan, Abraham, Rajagopalan, & Jojo, 2012) in which the gamma radiation arising from the walls, floors and ceilings, and Radon and Thoron and their progeny are the major sources of radiation exposures. Previous studies around the world have indicated the presence of natural radionucliudes in different types of building materials: Marbles in Pakistani (Aslam, Orfi, Khan, & Jabbar, 2002), concrete blocks from Nigeria in Ibadan (Ademola & Oguneletu, 2005), Portland cement used in Nigeria (Ademola, 2008).…”

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Radiological Analysis of Suitability of Kitui South Limestone for use as Building Material

Mulwa

Maina

Patel

2013

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Indoor exposure arises from the soils from which the building stands and the building materials used for construction. This is because all building materials contain certain levels of natural radionuclides 238 U, 232 Th, and 40 K. Limestone is the most commonly used building material in Kenya due to its availability and low cost. The limestone from Kitui South has not been mined to process for use but limestone mining and processing plants were being set by the time of this study. This study therefore aimed at evaluating the suitability of the limestone for use as a building material before its mining and processing begins. The activity concentrations of the limestone samples were determined and the radium equivalent, external hazard index, gamma activity index and alpha index evaluated. The results showed that the radium equivalent activity for all the samples was below the recommend limit of 370Bqkg-1 and all the radiation hazard indices were below a unit. Therefore, the limestone can be used as building material or for manufacture of building materials without any restrictions.

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