Background radiation in plastic industry

Authors

  • Ode Omenka Benue State University Makurdi Nigeria
  • Idengeli Titus Jerry Benue State University Makurdi
  • Orkaa Mnongo Stephen Benue State Univresity Makurdi

Abstract

The background radiation level of Oracle Plastics and Sacs were investigated and measured using the Radiation Alert Inspector. A total of seven (7) units/departments within the company were considered: marketing, clinic waiting room, entrance, sack section, leather/shopping bag, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), and injection mould units, and data were obtained from those units. The investigation revealed that the mean exposure dose rate of the background radiation within the company was 0.0190.0062, and the mean annual exposure dose equivalence was 0.170.0028. The global average natural dose of background ionizing radiation for exposure dose rate as recommended by UNSCEAR (2008) was 0.274. The ICRP and UNSCEAR values of the annual effective dose equivalence was 1.00 and 20.00 for individual in general public and occupational workers respectively as recommended by the organization. The average activity concentration measured from different section ranged from 9.017 Bq/Kg (Marketing and Injection Mould) to 21.322 Bq/Kg (Polyvinyl Chloride) with mean value of while the estimated result of excess lifetime cancer risk ranged from 0.069 (Polyvinyl Chloride) to 0.161 (Marketing, sack section and the injection mould) with a mean value of . The ELCR mean value was also found to be lower than the world average safe limit of 0.29. The ELCR mean value was also found to be lower than the world average safe limit of 0.29. The Company has low level activity of background radiation compared to other such company around the world.

Published

2023-10-30

How to Cite

Omenka, O., Jerry, I. T., & Stephen, O. M. (2023). Background radiation in plastic industry . African Journal of Medical and Health Development, 1(1). Retrieved from https://journals.evonexpublishers.com/index.php/AJMHD/article/view/13

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2023)

Section

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