Assessment of natural radioactivity and radon exhalation rate associated with rock properties used for construction in greater Accra region, Ghana

Francis Otoo; Emmanuel Ofori Darko; Massimo Garavaglia; Oscar Kwaku Adukpo; Joseph Kwabena Amoako; Joseph Bremang Tandoh; Stephen Inkoom; Samuel Nunoo; Simon Adu

doi:10.1007/s10967-021-07709-9

Assessment of natural radioactivity and radon exhalation rate associated with rock properties used for construction in greater Accra region, Ghana

Francis Otoo
, Emmanuel Ofori Darko
, Massimo Garavaglia
, Oscar Kwaku Adukpo
, Joseph Kwabena Amoako
, Joseph Bremang Tandoh
, Stephen Inkoom
, Samuel Nunoo
, Simon Adu

Ghana Atomic Energy Commission
University of Ghana
Friuli Venezia Giulia
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Nuclear Regulatory Authority

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Natural radioactivity, radon exhalation and rock properties have been studied using gamma spectrometry, CR-39 detectors and weighing methods. Statistical tool was used to study the relationship between the activity concentration and properties associated with the rocks. The purpose is to determine the rocks with good properties and lower radioactivity levels in order to reduce radiological effect when used as building materials. Gneiss recorded good properties while quartzite was found to contain poor and lower value of radiological parameters as compared to granite and sandstone. Radon-222 was found to correlate well with the properties than radionuclides of radium-226, thorium-232 and potassium-40.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	911-923
Number of pages	13
Journal	Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Volume	328
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-021-07709-9
Publication status	Published - Jun 2021

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CR-39
HPGe
NORM/radon
Rocks
Statistical analysis

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Otoo, F., Darko, E. O., Garavaglia, M., Adukpo, O. K., Amoako, J. K., Tandoh, J. B., Inkoom, S., Nunoo, S., & Adu, S. (2021). Assessment of natural radioactivity and radon exhalation rate associated with rock properties used for construction in greater Accra region, Ghana. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 328(3), 911-923. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-021-07709-9

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Assessment of natural radioactivity and radon exhalation rate associated with rock properties used for construction in greater Accra region, Ghana. / Otoo, Francis; Darko, Emmanuel Ofori; Garavaglia, Massimo et al.
In: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Vol. 328, No. 3, 06.2021, p. 911-923.

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