Investigation of Natural Background Radiation of University Ofibadan

Abstract

This study was conducted inside university of Ibadan to investigate the natural background radiation of 100 selected points located within this area of study. The study was carried out with the use of standardized RadEye survey meter and the readings obtained were processed using Microsoft excel.

The processed results were analyzed through the mean and standard deviation of the measured and processed data and a pictorial diagram was displayed to indicate the trend of the natural background radiation of the chosen points within the study area.

The least value of the natural background radiation obtained from the varying trends is less than the no alarming effect value proposed by International Commission of Radiological protection and thus making its effect insignificant to the lives and properties within the study area.