CANCER HEALTH RISKS ASSESSMENT FROM SELECTED BOREHOLE AND WELL WATER SAMPLES IN DUTSE, JIGAWA STATE, NIGERIA
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https://doi.org/10.33003/fjs-2026-1001-4549Keywords:
Radon Concentration, Health Risk Assessment, Excess Lifetime Cancer Risk (ELCR), Jigawa State, Liquid Scintillation CountingAbstract
Radon being one of the major radioactive elements to human health among those contributing to background radiation. Due to its relatively heavy particles, radon’s alpha radiation can only travel short distances. While it cannot penetrate the skin, it can be inhaled and accumulate in the lungs. Herein, a total of ten borehole and well water samples was collected across five different selected wards in Dutse, the state capital of Jigawa state and analyze for Radon concentration. Liquid scintillation counter located at Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Centre for energy research Zaria, was used to analyzed samples. The mean value of Radon concentration for well and borehole water samples was found to be 22.39 and 22.39 Bql-1 respectively, which exceeded the acceptable range of 10 Bql-1 by WHO (1993), and the world average value of 11.1 Bq/L set by the USEPA (1999); UNSCEAR (1993), and SON (2003). The annual effect tive dose and excess life cancer risk due to inhalation were found to be below the standard recommended value of WHO. However, for the annual effective dose and excess life cancer risk due to ingestion for both well and borehole water samples were found to be above the recommended value set by different standard organization. The finding of this study revealed that water used in these samples location is not safe for drinking and other domestic uses. As such we strongly recommended that the water used in these locations should undergo special treatment before used to avoid any possible health risk associated...
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