Journal of Scientific Research and Reports

Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis of Honey Samples from Lokoja and Suleija North Central Nigeria

S. A. Agaja *

Industrial Safety and Environmental Technology, Petroleum Training Institute, Effurun, Delta State, Nigeria.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

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Abstract

Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis (INAA) using Ghana Research Reactor (GHARR-1) at the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GHAEC) operating at 15kW at a thermal flux of 5 x10¹¹n cm^-2s^-1 was used to determine nine elements in honey samples from Lokoja and Suleija North Central Nigeria. The elements were; Al, Br, Ca, Cl, K, Mg, Mn, Na, and V. The concentration of the elements varied in the different samples ranging from few ppm to few percentages.

Keywords: INAA, Honey, Nigeria, Lokoja, Suleija, GHAEC

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