Assessment of radiation dose level in farm soils of mission quarters, Wukari, Taraba State, Nigerian

The study has assessed the amount of radiation exposed to farm soils in mission quarters Wukari, Taraba State. Assessment of radiation dose level is very important, especially in soil since man depends on Soil for his food. Assessment of radiation will help to know the radiation dose in the soil.  The objective of this work is to determine radiation dose in soils and to provide necessary information of human health risks associated with radioactivity in soil and its effects on plant materials as well as human being. Different soil samples were collected and the Radiation Alert Inspector EXP, was used to measure the level of radiation exposure in the soil samples. The results showed low amount of radiation dose level. The average dose values ranging between 0.035±0.097 to 0.333±0.289, an absorbed dose rate ranging between 3.50 x 10^-8±0.097 to 3.33 x 10^-7±0.289 and annual dose rate ranging between 0.059±0.097 to 0.758±0.289. These results revealed that the dose rates do not exceed the recommended values by International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) is 1mSvyr¹ for the general public. It is less and in compliance with the recommended radiation dose level. Therefore do not pose a significant health hazard. The radiation dose level has no negative effect on both the plants and the dwellers. Therefore the study area is safe for human activities.