MEASUREMENT OF RADON-222 GAS CONCENTRATION AND INVESTIGATING ITS EFFECTS ON LUNG CANCER IN SOME SELECTED OFFICES IN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF LAFIA, NASARAWA STATE, NIGERIA

Authors

  • F. U. Muhammad Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Federal University of Lafia, Nigeria
  • Y. I. Ogah Engineering Department, Nasarawa Broadcasting Services, Nigeria
  • A. S. Ahmed Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Federal University of Lafia, Nigeria
  • K. M. Gonto Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Federal University of Lafia, Nigeria
  • M. S. Otto Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Federal University of Lafia, Nigeria
  • Z. S. Liman Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Federal University of Lafia, Nigeria.
  • T. Ibrahim Department of Agric Engineering, Kaduna State Polytechnic,Nigeria.
  • T. Alhassan Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Federal University of Lafia, Nigeria.

Keywords:

Radon gas, Radiation Concentration, Administrative Offices, Dose Rate, Geiger-Mueller tube

Abstract

Radon gas and its ephemeral radioactive decay products constitute the principal origin of public exposure to naturally occurring radiation, thereby contributing almost half of the worldwide effective dose received by the populace. Radon (222Rn) and its isotopes have been acknowledged as a global predicament that notably causes lung cancer, although it remains unfamiliar to the majority of individuals. The research aimed to investigate the concentration of Radon gas with the help of an inspector alert, a nuclear radiation monitor with an inbuilt Geiger-Muller tube for the measurement of 222Rn concentration in the 14 investigated offices in the take-off site, Federal University, Lafia, to estimate the effective dose to the occupants from 222Rn. The dosimetry measurements were made with the inspector alert on count per minute (cpm) mode, and the radon concentration ranged from 43.50+10.00cpm to 67.00+32.00cpm at the administrative offices (A block) and 49.50+10.00cpm to 77.00+42.00cpm at the departmental head offices (B block) in the faculty of science. The annual effective dose to the occupants varied from 0.09

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2025-09-27

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Muhammad, F. U., Ogah, Y. I., Ahmed, A. S., Gonto, K. M., Otto, M. S., Liman, Z. S., … Alhassan, T. (2025). MEASUREMENT OF RADON-222 GAS CONCENTRATION AND INVESTIGATING ITS EFFECTS ON LUNG CANCER IN SOME SELECTED OFFICES IN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF LAFIA, NASARAWA STATE, NIGERIA. International Journal of Global Affairs, Research and Development, 3(2), 120–135. Retrieved from https://ijgard.com/index.php/ijgard/article/view/103

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Vol. 3 No. 2 (2025): Vol. 3 No. 2 (2025): International Journal of Global Affairs, Research, and Development

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