The path from geology to indoor radon
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DOI: 10.1007/s10653-019-00496-z
Abstract: It is generally accepted that radon emission is strongly influenced by the geological characteristics of the bedrock. However, transport in-soil and entry paths indoors are defined by other factors such as permeability, building and architectural… read more here.
Keywords: indoor radon; geology indoor; geology; geochemistry ... See more keywords
Indoor radon concentration in Korea residential environments
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DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-1531-3
Abstract: The purpose of this study is to provide basic data for the evaluation and management of health effects with respect to exposure to radon within residential environments in South Korea. It is part of a… read more here.
Keywords: radon concentration; indoor radon; residential environments; concentration korea ... See more keywords
Natural radioactivity in building materials, indoor radon measurements, and assessment of the associated risk indicators in some localities of the Centre Region, Cameroon
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DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-19781-z
Abstract: The objective of the current study is to investigate the natural radioactivity of some building materials, the resulting long-term external and internal effective dose equivalents (EEDE and IEDE) analysis followed by indoor radon measurements, and… read more here.
Keywords: building materials; risk indicators; radon measurements; indoor radon ... See more keywords
Indoor Radon Exposure and COPD, Synergic Association? A Multicentric, Hospital-Based Case-Control Study in a Radon-Prone Area.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.arbres.2020.11.015
Abstract: BACKGROUND COPD is a multifactorial disease which causes considerable mortality and morbidity worldwide. Previous studies assessing the possible relationship between indoor radon exposure and COPD have shown inconclusive results. METHODS A multicentric, hospital-based, case-control study… read more here.
Keywords: indoor radon; radon exposure; radon; association ... See more keywords
Indoor radon in Spanish workplaces. A pilot study before the introduction of the European Directive 2013/59/Euratom.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.gaceta.2018.05.006
Abstract: OBJECTIVE To explore whether there is a possible problem regarding indoor radon concentration surpassing the new European Directive 2013/59/Euratom threshold in Spanish workplaces. We also aim to find out whether radon concentration might be associated… read more here.
Keywords: 2013 euratom; european directive; indoor radon; radon ... See more keywords
Gamma radiation and indoor radon concentrations in the western and southwestern regions of Saudi Arabia
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DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e01133
Abstract: The exposure of the population to natural gamma radiation in air and to indoor radon gas was investigated in Makkah, AlBaha, Assir, Jazan and Najran regions in the western and southwestern of Saudi Arabia. The… read more here.
Keywords: indoor radon; radon; saudi arabia; western southwestern ... See more keywords
The use of mapped geology as a predictor of radon potential in Norway.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2016.05.031
Abstract: Radon exposure is considered to cause several hundred fatalities from lung-cancer each year in Norway. A national map identifying areas which are likely to be exposed to elevated radon concentrations would be a useful tool… read more here.
Keywords: indoor radon; relationship; radon potential; geology ... See more keywords
Spanish experience on the design of radon surveys based on the use of geogenic information.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2016.07.007
Abstract: One of the requirements of the recently approved EU-BSS (European Basic Safety Standards Directive, EURATOM, 2013) is the design and implementation of national radon action plans in the member states (Annex XVIII). Such plans require… read more here.
Keywords: information; indoor radon; spanish experience; radon ... See more keywords
Impact of ventilation systems and energy savings in a building on the mechanisms governing the indoor radon activity concentration.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2017.11.023
Abstract: For a given radon potential in the ground and a given building, the parameters affecting the indoor radon activity concentration (IRnAC) are indoor depressurization of a building and its air change rate. These parameters depend… read more here.
Keywords: indoor radon; ventilation; activity concentration; radon activity ... See more keywords
Influences of meteorological parameters on indoor radon concentrations (222Rn) excluding the effects of forced ventilation and radon exhalation from soil and building materials.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2018.06.011
Abstract: Elevated indoor radon concentrations (222Rn) in dwellings pose generally a potential health risk to the inhabitants. During the last decades a considerable number of studies discussed both the different sources of indoor radon and the… read more here.
Keywords: indoor radon; day; forced ventilation; radon exhalation ... See more keywords
Indoor radon exposure increases tumor mutation burden in never-smoker patients with lung adenocarcinoma.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2019.04.002
Abstract: OBJECTIVES Radon, a natural radiation, is the leading environmental cause of lung cancer in never-smokers. However, the radon exposure impact on the mutational landscape and tumor mutation burden (TMB) of lung cancer in never-smokers has… read more here.
Keywords: radon exposure; radon; patients lung; lung adenocarcinoma ... See more keywords