Estimated Radon Exposure in Eastern Pennsylvania Schools
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.48676
Abstract: This cross-sectional study examines publicly available data to estimate school-based radon and radiation dose exposure to children attending school in 5 eastern Pennsylvania districts to estimate children’s annual additional risk as a result of those… read more here.
Keywords: estimated radon; radon exposure; eastern pennsylvania; exposure eastern ... See more keywords
Effect of radon exposure on asthma morbidity in the School Inner-City Asthma study.
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DOI: 10.1002/ppul.26429
Abstract: BACKGROUND Radon may have a role in obstructive lung disease outside its known carcinogenicity. Little is known about radon's effects on asthma morbidity. OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of radon on fractional exhaled nitric oxide… read more here.
Keywords: school; radon exposure; asthma morbidity; 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 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
Rural communities experience higher radon exposure versus urban areas, potentially due to drilled groundwater well annuli acting as unintended radon gas migration conduits
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-53458-6
Abstract: Repetitive, long-term inhalation of radioactive radon gas is one of the leading causes of lung cancer, with exposure differences being a function of geographic location, built environment, personal demographics, activity patterns, and decision-making. Here, we… read more here.
Keywords: radon exposure; radon; exposure; drilled groundwater ... See more keywords
Radon induced mitochondrial dysfunction in human bronchial epithelial cells and epithelial-mesenchymal transition with long-term exposure.
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DOI: 10.1039/c8tx00181b
Abstract: Radon is a naturally occurring radionuclide, which has a wide environmental distributed. It emits multiple high linear energy transfer (LET) alpha particles during radiative decay, and has been regarded as a human carcinogen by the… read more here.
Keywords: radon exposure; long term; radon; exposure ... See more keywords
Interaction between occupational radon exposure and tobacco smoke: a systematic review
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DOI: 10.1080/17476348.2022.2108795
Abstract: ABSTRACT Introduction The risk of lung cancer from radon exposure was small compared to tobacco smoking (BEIR VI), but the relationship between these two carcinogenic agents has yet to be quantitatively estimated. The objective of… read more here.
Keywords: lung cancer; interaction; radon exposure; radon ... See more keywords
Raising awareness through continuous indoor radon measurements in workplaces.
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DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncad097
Abstract: When radon is taken out of the scientific context in order to be understood by the public, the way the media approaches radon is prone to sensationalising. Communicating risk in a clear and effective manner… read more here.
Keywords: radon exposure; radon; radon measurements; workplaces raising ... See more keywords
AN EXPERIMENTAL CHAMBER FOR TESTING ABATEMENT EFFECTS OF RADON EXPOSURE WITH DIFFERENT MEASURES.
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DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncz119
Abstract: For more effective testing the abatement effects of radon exposure with different counter measures, an air-conditioned laboratory room was reformed as an experimental chamber. Based on the well control and real time monitoring of concentrations… read more here.
Keywords: chamber; radon exposure; effects radon; abatement effects ... See more keywords
A Review of Radon Exposure in Non-uranium Mines—Estimation of Potential Radon Exposure in Canadian Mines
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DOI: 10.1097/hp.0000000000001661
Abstract: Abstract A worldwide review of radon exposure in non-uranium mines was conducted. Based on the reported radon measurements in a total of 474 underground non-uranium mines, the average radon concentration in underground non-uranium mines was… read more here.
Keywords: uranium mines; non uranium; review radon; radon exposure ... See more keywords
A global burden assessment of lung cancer attributed to residential radon exposure during 1990-2019.
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DOI: 10.1111/ina.13120
Abstract: This study aimed to explore the spatial and temporal trends of lung cancer burden attributable to residential radon exposure at the global, regional, and national levels. Based on the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD)… read more here.
Keywords: lung cancer; radon exposure; residential radon;