[HTML][HTML] Rural communities experience higher radon exposure versus urban areas, potentially due to drilled groundwater well annuli acting as unintended radon gas …

SM Khan, DD Pearson, EL Eldridge, TA Morais… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
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 …

[HTML][HTML] The Nova Scotia Community Cancer Matrix: A geospatial tool to support cancer prevention

N Saint-Jacques, PE Brown, J Purcell… - Social Science & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Globally, cancer is a leading cause of death and morbidity and its burden is increasing
worldwide. It is established that medical approaches alone will not solve this cancer crisis …

Heat-air-moisture coupled model for radon migration in a porous media

Y Cui, S Feng, P Chen, Y Ye, Y Wu, C Li… - … Science and Pollution …, 2020 - Springer
Radon is one of the main causes of environmental pollution and lung cancer. The
precipitation of radon from porous media is affected by the coupling of heat and moisture …

Disease burden and prediction analysis of tracheal, bronchus, and lung cancer attributable to residential radon, solid fuels, and particulate matter pollution under …

Y Liu, H Wen, J Bai, J Sun, J Chen, C Yu - Chest, 2024 - Elsevier
Background This study investigated the impact of epidemiologic and sociodemographic
changes in tracheal, bronchus, and lung cancer associated with residential radon, solid …

[HTML][HTML] Estimating the burden of lung cancer in Canada attributed to occupational radon exposure using a novel exposure assessment method

CB Ge, J Kim, F Labrèche, E Heer, C Song… - International Archives of …, 2020 - Springer
Objective Exposure to radon causes lung cancer. The scope and impact of exposure among
Canadian workers have not been assessed. Our study estimated occupational radon …

[HTML][HTML] Evolutionary game analysis of indoor radon mitigation with local government involvement

D Lin, W Zhuo, Y Yao, Z Qiang, B Chen - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Radon is the second leading risk factor for lung cancer after smoking. As a public policy,
radon mitigation not only involves radon control technology or its cost-benefit analysis, but …

[引用][C] Selim M. Khan, Dustin D. Pearson, Evangeline L. Eldridge 3, Tiago A. Morais 3

MIC Ahanonu, MC Ryan, JM Taron, AA Goodarzi - Scientific Reports, 2024

Updated Analysis of Radon Exposure and Lung Cancer Mortality in the Cohort of Newfoundland Fluorspar Miners (1950–2016)

PJ Villeneuve, HI Morrison, R Lane - Radiation Research, 2024 - meridian.allenpress.com
The commercial mining of fluorspar in St. Lawrence Newfoundland began in 1933. Miners
who worked underground were exposed to high levels of radon progeny, especially before …

Association between levels of radon and bioaerosols (bacteria and fungi) by living conditions

SH Hwang, S Lee, JU Won, HS Cha… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This study aimed to measure the levels of airborne radon Rn and bioaerosols–culturable
airborne bacteria (CAB) and culturable airborne fungi (CAF)—in South Korea's residential …

A Canadian First Nations radon assessment and COVID-19 restrictions: A difficult pairing

J Bishop - Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being, 2023 - journalcswb.ca
Radon is a known carcinogen and a by-product of degrading naturally occurring radioactive
elements. The North Shore Micmac District Council (NSMDC) board of directors, in Eastern …