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Radon

Radon 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.)

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THE US RADON PROBLEM, POLICY, PROGRAM AND INDUSTRY: ACHIEVEMENTS, CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES.
US radon research, policy and programs have stalled since their start in...
28th June, 2008
Midwest Universities Radon Consortium, College of Design, University of Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2008 Jun 26;.
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Living on a farm: impact on asthma induction and clinical course.
Exposure to a farming environment protects individuals from respiratory...
24th June, 2008
University Children's Hospital, Lindwurmstr 4, D 80337 Munich, Germany. Immunol Allergy Clin North Am. 2008 Aug;28(3):631-47.
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A study on lung cancer mortality related to radon, quartz, and arsenic exposures in German uranium miners.
Between 1946 and 1990 uranium mining was undertaken on a large scale in...
24th June, 2008
BGFA - Research Institute of Occupational Medicine, German Social Accident J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2008;71(13-14):859-65.
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Field evaluation of the effects of water table fluctuations on soil radon gas emanations.
Measurements of the depth of the water table and the concentration of soil...
24th June, 2008
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, George Mason University, J Environ Sci Health A Tox Hazard Subst Environ Eng. 2008
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Estimation of uranium and radon concentration in some drinking water samples of Upper Siwaliks, India.
Uranium and radon concentration was assessed in water samples taken from...
21st June, 2008
Department of Physics, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 143 005, Environ Monit Assess. 2008 Jun 20;.
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Study: Kids' cancer rates highest in Northeast
Indiana Gazette:  Jun 21 2008 3:12PM Matching: radon
USC Recruits International Leader from Johns Hopkins to Launch Global Health Institute
Newswise:  Jun 9 2008 8:46PM Matching: radon
Children's cancer rates highest in U. S. Northeast
Sarnia Observer:  Jun 6 2008 12:51PM Matching: radon
Study: Kids' cancer rates highest in Northeast
QC Times:  Jun 4 2008 3:06PM Matching: radon
Study: Kids' cancer rates highest in Northeast
Beaufort Gazette:  Jun 4 2008 3:08AM Matching: radon
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Radon Clinical Trials:

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Effectiveness of Radon Spa Therapy in Multimodal Rehabilitative Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Development of a Biologic Specimen Bank for the Study of Early Markers of Lung Cancer Among Tin Miners in Yunnan, China
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Radon Patents:

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7353271 Method and system for tracking clients
7369955 Method for residential indoor environmental quality inspection and monitoring
7370970 Eyeglass detection method
7371680 Method of manufacturing semiconductor device
7372370 Remotely activated, multiple stage alarm system

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Thomson Nielsen Best Medical Canada Ltd.

Mission StatementThomson Nielsen is committed to producing high quality radiation measurement products and services. We continue to ensure that customers worldwide regard our products as reliable and...
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Global Business Support Systems, INC DBA TestCountry

TestCountry is a leading online resource for home and business testing kits including pregnancy and fertility, paternity, DNA, substance use (alcohol, drugs, nicotine), health hazards (lead, radon,...
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