Impacts of exposure to air pollution, radon and climate drivers on the COVID-19 pandemic in Bucharest, Romania: a time series study

MA Zoran, RS Savastru, DM Savastru… - Environmental Research, 2022 - Elsevier
During the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic disease, like several countries, Romania
experienced a multiwaves pattern over more than two years. The spreading pattern of SARS …

Radon and Neoplasms

MA Komorowski - Toxics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Radon is a carcinogenic factor, but the effects of the potential carcinogenicity of radon
progeny on the human body during the prenatal period have not yet been explored. Based …

Influence of the natural radon radiation on the spread of the COVID 19 pandemic

M Yelizarov, O Yelizarov, I Berezovska, M Rataj - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The statistics of COVID-19 accumulated in Ukraine show areas with a significantly lower
incidence of diseases. The purpose of the study was to identify factors that could influence …

[HTML][HTML] Italian National Radon Action Plan: New Challenges for Risk Assessment

G La Verde, G Della Peruta, C Imparato, F Ambrosino… - Atmosphere, 2024 - mdpi.com
Radon gas is one of the chemical pollutants with one of the most significant physical effects
due to its impact on human health: it is a radioactive noble gas which, if inhaled, can …

Assessment of radiological risk associated with thoron gas at primary schools in Al-Najaf city, Iraq

RJ Dosh, AA Abojassim - Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 2024 - Elsevier
Children spend considerable time at home and school, so school is likely to be a second
source of natural radionuclide exposure after home. This study evaluates the radiological …

[PDF][PDF] The Influence of Natural Radon Occurrence on the Severity of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Germany: a Spatial Analysis

I Perera - 2022 - lup.lub.lu.se
The naturally occurring, radioactive noble gas radon is known to cause permanent damage
in lung tissue. As the COVID-19 pandemic showed largely unexplained high spatial …

Radiological Risk to Inhalation of Thoron Gas from Medical Materials Samples Derived from Medical Plants in Iraq

AA Abojassim, DJ Lawi, AB Hassan - Atom Indonesia, 2024 - atomindonesia.brin.go.id
Pollution by thoron is one of the factors that is harmful to human health. Medical materials,
especially those derived from plants, have natural ingredients which are a major source of …

[PDF][PDF] Indoor Radon Measurements in Some Nineveh Plain Region Homes Using a Small Container with CR-39 Detector

HN Azeez, RA Basheer, MH Kheder - Iraqi Journal of Applied Physics, 2023 - iasj.net
In the environment and living homes it is necessary to evaluate the radon inhalation dose
and its progeny on a regular basis because Radon is carcinogenic agent. Radon …

Determination of Natural Radioactivity in Soil Samples from Different Locations in Al-Qadisiyah Governorate

AA Sweaf, M We'am S - Iraqi Journal of Applied Physics, 2024 - ijap-iq.com
In the present work, the radioactivity of four soil specimens has been measured, which were
collected from various sites from Al-Qadisiyah Governorate. The qualitative activity of natural …

Estimating annual effective dose and excess of the lung risk factor of radon gas in University of Al-Hamdaniya buildings

MH Kheder, HN Azeez - International Journal of Nuclear …, 2022 - inderscienceonline.com
Radioactive radon gas is a source of environmental pollution, especially in places where
radon levels are high. Radon gas concentrations must be kept at their lowest levels and …