Estimation of health risk and effective dose based on measured radon levels in Korean homes and a qualitative assessment for residents' radon awareness

GW Lee, JY Yang, HJ Kim, MH Kwon… - Indoor and Built …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
More than 50% of the worldwide effective radiation dose from natural sources is known to be
due to 222Rn. Indoor radon levels were measured in homes with long-term exposure and in …

[HTML][HTML] Indoor radon Research in the Asia-Pacific region

M Janik, P Bossew, MM Hasan, G Cinelli - Atmosphere, 2023 - mdpi.com
Indoor radon is a major hazard to human health; it is one of the leading causes of lung
cancer. Therefore, radon research in Asia has intensified recently due to the growing …

Results of simultaneous radon and thoron measurements in 33 metropolitan areas of Canada

J Chen, L Bergman, R Falcomer… - Radiation protection …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Radon has been identified as the second leading cause of lung cancer after tobacco
smoking. 222Rn (radon gas) and 220Rn (thoron gas) are the most common isotopes of …

A global burden assessment of lung cancer attributed to residential radon exposure during 1990–2019

X Shan, X Tian, B Wang, L He, L Zhang, B Xue… - Indoor …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Indoor radon levels in schools and residential dwellings in Kuwait

L Al-Awadi, AR Khan - International Journal of Environmental Science and …, 2019 - Springer
Indoor radon level measurement survey has been performed in different schools in
commercial districts zone 1 and neighboring industrial area zone 2 in the State of Kuwait …

[HTML][HTML] Preliminary population exposure to indoor radon and thoron in Dhaka city, Bangladesh

MM Hasan, M Janik, S Pervin, T Iimoto - Atmosphere, 2023 - mdpi.com
Radon, an element of natural radiation, is considered one of the leading causes of lung
cancer worldwide. In Bangladesh, radon has been clarified as a foremost source of radiation …

[HTML][HTML] Indoor radon levels, influencing factors and annual effective doses in dwellings of Al-Kharj City, Saudi Arabia

AMM Yousef, K Zimami - Journal of Radiation Research and Applied …, 2019 - Elsevier
Inhalation of radon gas and its decay products ranked as a main source of natural radiation
exposure. It is considered as a major cause of lung cancer after cigarette smoking. There are …

Residential radon exposure, histologic types, and lung cancer risk. A case–control study in Galicia, Spain

JM Barros-Dios, A Ruano-Ravina, M Perez-Rios… - … , biomarkers & prevention, 2012 - AACR
Background: Lung cancer is an important public health problem, and tobacco is the main
risk factor followed by residential radon exposure. Recommended exposure levels have …

[HTML][HTML] Radon exposure and its influencing factors across 3,140 workplaces in Spain

L Martin-Gisbert, C Candal-Pedreira… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Indoor radon exposure increases the risk of lung cancer. Radon concentration in workplaces
is regulated in EU countries, including Spain, based on a reference level of 300 Bq/m 3. The …

[PDF][PDF] The effects of internal wall covering materials on hazards of indoor radon concentrations in houses of Iran

GM BARADARAN, R Faghihi, M Karami, Z Siavashpour… - 2011 - sid.ir
Background: Radon gas emanating from underground can concentrate indoor and reach
levels, which represent a risk to people's health. According to WHO (World Health …