Low dose environmental radon exposure and breast tumor gene expression

C Peng, N DuPre, T VoPham, YJ Heng, GM Baker… - BMC cancer, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background The International Agency for Research on Cancer classified radon and
its decay-products as Group-1-human-carcinogens, and with the current knowledge they are …

DFT-based reactivity and combined QSAR, molecular docking of 1, 2, 4, 5-Tetrazine derivatives as inhibitors of Pim-1 kinase

H Hazhazi, N Melkemi, T Salah, M Bouachrine - Heliyon, 2019 - cell.com
In the present work we have calculated several DFT reactivity descriptors for 1, 2, 4, 5-
Tetrazine at the B3LYP/6–311++ G (d, p) level of theory in order to analyze its reactivity in …

A systematic review and meta-analysis of radon risk exposure from drinking water resources in Nigeria

AU Mohammed, AZ Aris, MF Ramli, NM Isa… - … Science and Health …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Elevated radon concentrations in drinking water pose an increased risk of cancer among
nonsmokers. A Monte-Carlo Simulation was employed to assess the effective dose and …

Cancer incidence trends in the oil shale industrial region in Estonia

J Idavain, K Lang, J Tomasova, A Lang… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Large oil shale resources are found in Eastern Estonia, where the mineral resource is
mined, excavated, and used for electricity generation and shale oil extraction. During …

Evaluating county-level lung cancer incidence from environmental radiation exposure, PM2.5, and other exposures with regression and machine learning models

H Lee, HA Hanson, J Logan, D Maguire… - Environmental …, 2024 - Springer
Characterizing the interplay between exposures shaping the human exposome is vital for
uncovering the etiology of complex diseases. For example, cancer risk is modified by a …

Radon concentration in spring water as an indicator of seismic activity: a case study of the Muzaffarabad Fault in Pakistan

SQ Abbas, J Khan, MT Riaz, M Rafique… - Environmental …, 2024 - Springer
Radon and its progenies found in water indicate the existence of seismically active faults in
the region. However, exposure to high levels of radon can also result in radiation-related …

Measurement of radon concentration in selected houses in Ibadan, Nigeria

MR Usikalu, V Olatinwo, M Akpochafor… - Journal of Physics …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Radon is a natural radioactive gas without colour or odour and tasteless. The World Health
Organization (WHO) grouped radon as a human lung carcinogen. For this reason, there has …

Numerical modeling of nanoparticle deposition in realistic monkey airway and human airway models: a comparative study

N Dang Khoa, NL Phuong, K Ito - Inhalation Toxicology, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Background One of the most promising approaches to understand inhalation toxicology and
to assess the potential risks of inhaled particles is to examine the disposition of the …

High indoor Rn concentration mitigation in a heritage building: case study analysis of the applied constructive measures

LJR Nunes, A Curado - Buildings, 2023 - mdpi.com
Indoor radon (Rn) concentration is pointed out by the World Health Organization (WHO) as
the second leading cause of lung cancer. Adopting mitigation measures based on …

Indoor radon (222RN) measurements and estimation of annual effective dose in Mvangan locality, South Cameroon.

BA Mbembe, A Manga, SM Mbembe… - Radiation …, 2022 - search.ebscohost.com
The present work was aimed at measuring indoor radon activity concentrations in dwellings
in Mvangan locality, South Cameroon, in order to assess the extent of measures that may be …