ABSTRACT In this research work radiological hazards and risks to members of the public and workers from exposure to natural radioactivity as a result of crude oil production activities and waste generation from the Saltpond and Jubilee oilfields of Ghana have been investigated via several exposure pathways using alpha spectrometry after radiochemical separation, nondestructive gamma spectrometry, Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and Inductively Coupled Plasma Quadrupole-Based Mass Spectrom...
ABSTRACT In the pursuit to improve man’s livelihood, human activities which include emission of heavy metals from various industries and sectors, as well as the past use of chemicals such as pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls and flame retardants have often mobilized and redistributed natural substances and anthropogenic pollutants into the atmosphere, predisposing it to relatively high concentrations of such pollutants even in pristine areas in the environment. This study assessed the...
ABSTRACT This study re-assesses the radiological hazards of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM) on workers and the general public due to continuous exploration and production of crude oil and waste generated from the Jubilee Oilfields of Ghana. The specific activities of 234U, 238U, 230Th, 232Th, 226Ra, 210Pb, 234Th, 228Ra, 224Ra and 40K in crude oil and NORM waste samples have been estimated using Sodium Iodide detector and alpha spectrometry after radiochemical separation. A t...