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RadonRadon is a chemical element that has the symbol Rn and atomic number 86. Radon is a radioactive noble gas that is formed by the decay of radium. It is one of the heaviest gases and is considered to be a health hazard. The most stable isotope is 222Rn which has a half-life of 3.8 days and is used in radiotherapy. Radon is a significant contaminant that affects indoor air quality worldwide. Radon gas from natural sources can accumulate in buildings and reportedly causes 21,000 lung cancer deaths per year in the United States alone. (From the Wikpedia article Radon.) Download PDF containing detailed information.
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Occupation and cancer - follow-up of 15 million people in five Nordic countries.
We present up to 45 years of cancer incidence data by occupational... | 21st November, 2009
| Finnish Cancer Registry, Institute for Statistical and Epidemiological
| Acta Oncol. 2009;48(5):646-790.
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Assessment of radiological risk factors in the Zonguldak coal mines, Turkey.
Radon concentrations in the working sections of the Zonguldak coal mines... | 20th November, 2009
| Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Letters, Istanbul Technical
| J Radiol Prot. 2009 Nov 18;29(4):527-534.
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Occupational health crossing borders part 2: Comparison of 18 occupational health systems across the globe.
BACKGROUND: Occupational health and safety (OHS) is considered one of the... | 19th November, 2009
| Unit for Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology & Net Teaching,
| Am J Ind Med. 2009 Nov 17.
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[Epidemiological research on environmental health risks and their economic consequences.]
In environmental health research, methods for quantitative analysis of... | 19th November, 2009
| Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen, Deutsches Forschungszentrum fur Gesundheit und
| Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz. 2009 Nov
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SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF INDOOR RADON IN TRIVENETO (NORTHERN ITALY): A GEOSTATISTICAL APPROACH.
The study of spatial distribution of the indoor radon has assumed in the... | 19th November, 2009
| ARPA Veneto, Dipartimento di Padova, via Ospedale 22, 35121 Padova, Italy.
| Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2009 Nov 17.
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| Landauer Acquires Global Physics Solutions, Inc. as Platform to Expand Into Medical Physics Services Market |
9th November, 2009 |
Landauer, Inc. |
GLENWOOD, Ill., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Landauer, Inc. (NYSE: LDR), a recognized leader in personal and environmental radiation monitoring services, today announced the completion of two
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| New Research Reveals Majority of U.S. Families Live with Health and Safety Risks at Home |
1st October, 2009 |
National Center for Healthy Housing |
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| U.N. Health Agency Takes Action to Reduce Lung Cancer With New 2.7 pCi/l (100 Bq/m3) Indoor Radon Limit Worldwide |
29th September, 2009 |
Environmental Newswire |
DENVER, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The World Health Organization announced that they have established a new limit for indoor radon gas. The new maximum radon level is 2.7. This is a 32% reduction from
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| Independent Analysis Shows Granite Countertops Pose No Health Risk |
31st August, 2009 |
The Marble Institute of America |
-- Typical granite stones are likely to be a minor source of radiation dose
when used as a countertop material within the home and present a
negligible risk to human health.
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| Inexpensive Test Can Help Prevent Lung Cancer Caused By Radon |
5th January, 2009 |
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection |
Gov. Rendell Proclaims January 'Radon Action Month'
HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Using a simple, inexpensive test to detect radon gas seeping into homes could help
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