Samples

Sites

Activity concentrations (Bq·kg⁻¹)

Radium equivalent

²²⁶Ra

²³²Th

⁴⁰K

Ra_eq (Bq·kg⁻¹)

SAB-1

Koumassi

4.48

±

0.65

6.67

±

2.49

189.51

±

2.47

28.61

SAB-2

Portbouet

1.9

±

0.66

3.74

±

0.18

160.74

±

1.05

19.63

SAB-3

Portbouet

3.15

±

0.05

5.38

±

0.23

170.23

±

3.29

23.95

SAB-4

Marcory

3.35

±

0.28

5.84

±

1.91

251.24

±

7.32

31.05

SAB-5

Yopougon

15.3

±

0.83

4.41

±

0.16

225.64

±

4.15

38.98

SAB-6

Yopougon

12.77

±

3.75

4.4

±

1.98

244.62

±

4.2

37.90

SAB-7

Mpouto

2.43

±

0.83

4.64

±

0.98

170.09

±

4.1

22.16

SAB-8

Abatta

8.45

±

1.85

7.62

±

0.38

218.2

±

3.79

36.15

SAB-9

Abatta

9.78

±

2.97

7.05

±

2.93

258.41

±

5.93

39.76

SAB-10

Bingerville

8.37

±

2.93

4.51

±

0.93

231.5

±

7.93

32.64

SAB-11

Bingerville

10.45

±

2.87

6.16

±

0.76

245.63

±

6.12

38.17

SAB-12

Bingerville

11.12

±

1.79

8.2

±

0.27

255.16

±

5.78

42.49

SAB-13

Songon

5.98

±

1.94

3.47

±

0.99

167.61

±

5.94

23.85

SAB-14

Songon

8.76

±

2.95

4.91

±

1.53

296.91

±

6.93

38.64

SAB-15

Songon

6.27

±

1.85

5.13

±

2.54

190.44

±

4.85

28.27

SAB-16

Songon

8.78

±

2.43

4.73

±

1.97

186.92

±

5.63

29.94

SAB-17

Grand-Bassam

10.89

±

2.65

4.95

±

1.61

248.67

±

6.4

37.12

SAB-18

Grand-Bassam

7.23

±

1.22

2.73

±

0.87

208.18

±

4.9

27.16

SAB-19

Grand-Bassam

7.99

±

2.42

4.45

±

3.15

209.11

±

4.83

30.45

Mean Value

7.76

±

1.84

5.21

±

1.36

217.31

±

5.03

31.94

[Min - Max]

[1.9 - 15.3]

[2.73 - 8.2]

[160.74 - 296.91]

[19.63 - 42.49]