Buildings are constructed and operated to satisfy human needs and improve quality of life.
Good indoor air quality (IAQ) and thermal comfort are prerequisites for human health and …

Indoor radon exposure is raising concerns due to its impact on health, namely its known
relationship with lung cancer. Consequently, there is an urgent need to understand the risk …

Exposure to environmental ionizing radiation is prevalent, with greatest lifetime doses
typically from high Linear Energy Transfer (high-LET) alpha particles via the radioactive …

Prolonged inhalation of indoor radon and its progenies lead to severe health problems for
housing occupants; therefore, housing developments in radon-prone areas are of great …

Radioactive radon gas inhalation causes lung cancer, and public health strategies have
responded by promoting testing and exposure reduction by individuals. However, a better …

The COVID-19 pandemic has produced widespread behaviour changes that shifted how
people split their time between different environments, altering health risks. Here, we report …

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 …

Radon is an established lung carcinogen concentrating in indoor environments with
importance for many workers worldwide. However, a systematic assessment of radon levels …

This book presents state-of-the-art techniques on radon (222Rn) in the environment,
including measurement techniques in air, soil and water and its potential applications to …

Indoor radon represents a health hazard for occupants. However, the indoor radon
measurement rate is low in Sweden because of no mandatory requirements. Measuring …