Effect of Gross Alpha and Beta in Groundwater Intake and Estimation of Groundwater Table in Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil

Authors

  • S. YUSUF Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil
  • G. ILIYASU
  • U. A. DANBATTA
  • A. Y. MAITAMA

Keywords:

Alpha Particle, Beta Particle, Water Table, Radioactivity, and Global Positioning System (GPS).

Abstract

Groundwater levels in Kano University of Science and Technology (KUST), Wudil were measured in hand-dug wells and boreholes. Water samples were collected in both hand-dug wells and boreholes in the study area, and their radiological quality was measured using an internal proportion counter (model EURISYS MEASURE IN 20) instrument, Results of the measurements shows the gross alpha and beta particles presence. The average depth to water table was 419 m, while the gross alpha activity ranging between 0.022 Bq/l to 0.0005 Bq/l, with an average (mean) of 0.0062 Bq/l, and that of beta activity ranges between 0.345 Bq/l to 0.0080 Bq/l, with an average (mean) of 0.0478 Bq/l. These results reveals that; the groundwater in the study area, is not radioactively contaminated, as the values obtained were all below the World Health Organization (WHO), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Australian Laboratory Services (ALS) drinking water guideline values of 1.0 Bq/l for the gross beta radioactivity, and value of 0.5 Bq/l for gross alpha activity, values of 0.1 Bq/l for both the gross alpha and beta and values of 0.5 Bq/l for both gross alpha and beta activities respectively. Hence, the groundwater of the study area (KUST, Wudil.) is radioactively safe to use.

Author Biography

S. YUSUF, Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil

Department of Physics

Assistant Lecturer

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2015-08-26

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YUSUF, S., ILIYASU, G., DANBATTA, U. A., & MAITAMA, A. Y. (2015). Effect of Gross Alpha and Beta in Groundwater Intake and Estimation of Groundwater Table in Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil. American Scientific Research Journal for Engineering, Technology, and Sciences, 14(1), 46–54. Retrieved from https://asrjetsjournal.org/index.php/American_Scientific_Journal/article/view/837