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Gamma spectrometry was used to measure gamma dose rate in air and to determine the activity concentration of naturally occurring radionuclides viz. 226 Ra 232 Th and 40 K in soil samples collected across the geological formations of Barkin Ladi. Dose rates measured in-situ ranged from 5 nGy h −1 to 1265 nGy h −1 with a mean value of 325 nGy h −1 . The activity concentrations of 226 Ra ranged from 27 to 327 Bq kg− 1 , 34 to 457 Bq kg− 1 for 232 Th and 43 to 1055 Bq kg− 1 for 40 K. Their mean values are significantly higher than their corresponding global average values. Annual effective dose due to exposure to gamma dose is calculated at 0.34 mSv y− 1 . Mass concentrations of uranium ( 238 U) and thorium ( 232 Th) determined in groundwater samples using Inductive Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) ranged from 2.5 to 35 µg l −1 for 238 U and 0.5 to 15 µg l− 1 for 232 Th. Ingestion effective dose varies between 10.5 and 142 mSv y− 1 for 238 U and between 0.34 and 10.2 mSv y− 1 for 232 Th. Mass concentration of three water samples exceed the toxicity limit of U in groundwater provided by WHO. The result revealed that human risk due to ingestion of groundwater is from chemical toxicity rather than radiological effects.  The results of this work will be useful for radio-geochemical investigation and groundwater resources management.

Evaluation of environmental natural radioactivity levels in soil and ground water of Barkin Ladi, Plateau state, Nigeria