Estimation of Radiation Level Emitted from Waste Dumpsites in Mubi North Local Government Area Adamawa State

Abstract

Increase in human population of major cities increases the rate and volume of
waste generated. These wastes are either recycled or put in waste dumpsite which
at times are close to human settlements. This study is to evaluate the exposure
rates of gamma radiation in some waste dumpsite located in Mubi north area of
Adamawa State and compare it with the world daily mean human radiation by the
United Nation scientific committee on the effects of atomic radiation (UNSCEAR)
specifications. The natural radioactivity emission from five different locations of
waste dump sites have been measured using radionuclide monitor (Gieger Muller).
The value recorded is ranged between 0.0l4mR/hr and 0.0l8mR/hr is high compare
to UNSCEAR standard World average which is 0.015mR/hr