Radioactivity, radiogenic heat production and environmental radiation risk of the Basement Complex rocks of Akungba-Akoko, southwestern Nigeria : insights from in situ gamma-ray spectrometry

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Akingboye, Adedibu Sunny
Ogunyele, Abimbola Chris
Jimoh, Adeleke Teslim
Adaramoye, Oluwatobi Blessing
Adeola, Adedapo Oluwasanu
Ajayi, Toluwaleke

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In situ gamma-ray spectrometry, Rock radioactivity, Hydrothermal alteration, Radiogenic heat production (RHP), Environmental radiation risk, Akungba-Akoko, southwestern Nigeria, Gamma-ray spectrometry (GRS)

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Akingboye, A.S., Ogunyele, A.C., Jimoh, A.T. et al. Radioactivity, radiogenic heat production and environmental radiation risk of the Basement Complex rocks of Akungba-Akoko, southwestern Nigeria: insights from in situ gamma-ray spectrometry. Environmental Earth Sciences 80, 228 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-021-09516-7.