scholarly journals Radon risk in carcinogenesis what prevention

2020 ◽  
pp. 043-044
Author(s):  
Mazzotta Mauro
Keyword(s):  
Radon Risk

scholarly journals Construction of new houses on a uranium vein outcrop: a case study from the Czech Republic

Nukleonika ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 343-349 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viktor Goliáš ◽  
Gereltsetseg Tumurkhuu ◽  
Pavel Kohn ◽  
Ondřej Šálek ◽  
Jakub Plášil ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Planning Process ◽  
Uranium Content ◽  
Uranium Mineralization ◽  
Construction Site ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Uranium Ore ◽  
Safety Requirements ◽  
New Construction ◽  
Radon Risk

Abstract Significant uranium mineralization represented by a typical assemblage of uranyl supergene minerals in a quartz-uraninite vein hosted in the exocontact zone of the Variscan-Tanvald granite was found at a new construction site in the municipality of Jablonec n. Nisou. Activities of 222Rn in soil gas reached 1 MBq/m3 around two houses, with a maximum of 3.33 MBq/m3 between them on a uranium ore lens outcrop. The uranium content reaches up to 291 ppm eU (3595 Bq/kg 226Ra), and it is possible to find many ‘hot’ pieces of uranium ore fragments with a high percentage of uranium in the Quaternary cover in this place. This unfavourable situation is a result of an improper spatial planning process. The constructor was given the permission to construct the building even though the construction site did not meet safety requirements and the geological survey had failed. Not only geological prospecting was underestimated, but also the radon risk assessment was undervalued.

scholarly journals The Ukrainian pilot project “Stop radon”

2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 142-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatyana Pavlenko ◽  
Olga German ◽  
Miroslava Frizyuk ◽  
Nikolay Aksenov ◽  
Anatoliy Operchyuk
Keyword(s):  
Health Professionals ◽  
Indoor Radon ◽  
Geometric Mean ◽  
Equilibrium Concentration ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Economic Loss ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Health Professionals ◽  
Radon Risk

In 2010 one area of Ukraine (Kirovograd area) was selected for a pilot project to reduce radon risks. The project consists of several stages: radon risk training for the public health professionals, measurements of radon concentration in schools and nurseries (more than 1000 buildings were examined), justifications of radon countermeasures and their implementation. The lognormal frequency distribution for equivalent equilibrium concentration was authentically established. The geometric mean of the indoor radon equivalent equilibrium concentration was established to 63 Bq/m3, and standard deviation is equal to 82 Bq/m3. The indoor radon equivalent equilibrium concentration ranged from 22 Bq/m3 to 809 Bq/m3. It was found that the national regulatory limit for this type of buildings was exceeded in more than 50% of the cases. The second phase of the project has a goal to remediate radon levels and reduce radon risks. Calculated exposure doses and radon risk were used to justify the remediation and assess the economic loss for the region caused by radon irradiation of the population.

Geophysical methods in radon risk studies

2005 ◽  
Vol 82 (3) ◽  
pp. 351-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malgorzata Wysocka ◽  
Andrzej Kotyrba ◽  
Stanislaw Chalupnik ◽  
Jan Skowronek
Keyword(s):  
Geophysical Methods ◽  
Radon Risk

Radon Health Impact Assessment and Risk Communication in Sardinia Region 

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liliana Cori ◽  
Massimo Cappai ◽  
Ivana Dettori ◽  
Natalina Loi ◽  
Pierpaolo Nurchis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Radon Concentration ◽  
Health Impact Assessment ◽  
Health Impact ◽  
Average Concentration ◽  
Attributable Fraction ◽  
Communication Process ◽  
Communication Activity ◽  
Radon Risk ◽  
Radon Monitoring

<p>INTRODUCTION</p><p>Following the recommendations of the National Prevention Plan, the Sardinia Region Department of Hygiene, Health and Social Security has promoted a programme dedicated to protecting the population from exposure to radon gas. The plan included: radon monitoring activities during a dedicated campaign based on geological mapping; radon Health Impact Assessment, HIA; drafting of “Guidelines for the construction/renovation of buildings”; community involvement and a radon risks communication campaign.</p><p>OBJECTIVES</p><p>To present the development of the HIA based on radon environment monitoring data and the communication process.</p><p>METHODS</p><p>Radon risk mapping combined the knowledge of geological composition of Sardinia Island and the results obtained by monitoring with dedicated devices.</p><p>HIA was implemented calculating cases attributable (CA) to radon exposure, combining the following parameters: Relative Risk (available by literature); mortality rate of lung cancer prevalence/incidence rate (baseline); exposed population size; radon concentration target.</p><p>The radon monitoring campaign required a widespread communication activity, while the results communication activity, based on a dedicated plan, involved multiple stakeholders.</p><p>RESULTS</p><p>On the basis of radon concentration data estimated by ARPAS, the HIA procedure estimated lung cancer deaths attributable to radon in areas of different exposure and throughout Sardinia. In the whole region, with an average concentration of 116 Bq/m3, radon-attributable cases were estimated at 143 out of 832 total expected deaths (attributable fraction 17.2%); in the area most at risk, including 49 municipalities, with an estimated average concentration of 202 Bq/m3, radon-attributable deaths were 13 out of 55 total (attributable fraction 23.6%).</p><p>The parameters of the algorithm and the results were presented and discussed with the local working groups.</p><p>A specific radon monitoring activity developed in schools helped to focus the efforts on the protection of school goers as vulnerable and susceptible groups. Urgent renovation and improvement activities in school and in other public administration buildings throughout the region were carried out.</p><p>Six guided discussions and four training sessions during six months were held to develop HIA and communication activities. A meeting to present the work was held in Nuoro town in October 2019, where information material was distributed and public attention raised around the issue.</p><p>The communication process aggregated several stakeholders including: civil servants in the field of health and the environment; public administrators; health professionals committed to spread knowledge about radon-free building.</p><p>CONCLUSIONS</p><p>The objectives of the regional program were focused to: - protect Sardinian population from radon risk, with special reference to vulnerable and susceptible subjects, particularly radon exposed smokers; - spread knowledge about risks; - inform about the opportunities to reduce risks.</p><p>Results indicate that the health of populations living in radon-exposed areas can be significantly improved by reducing exposure to radon and synergistic risk factors. It is essential to strengthen awareness-raising activities using historical and acquired knowledge and to monitor progress in order to reinforce further action, as these activities should be planned for the long term.</p>

scholarly journals Stakeholder engagement in the management of indoor radon exposures

2020 ◽  
Vol 55 ◽  
pp. S227-S233 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Turcanu ◽  
C. Schieber ◽  
T. Schneider ◽  
C. Fallon ◽  
R. Geysmans ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Indoor Air ◽  
Indoor Air Pollution ◽  
Indoor Radon ◽  
Stakeholder Participation ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
Context Specific ◽  
Radon Risk ◽  
Significant Health

Radon in buildings poses a significant health risk, being one of the most important causes of lung cancer deaths worldwide. Acknowledging that successful radon risk management requires engagement of stakeholders, this paper investigated prescriptions and practices for stakeholder participation. First, it points out the need to integrate radon risk management in a holistic approach to indoor air pollution, together with urban planning and energy saving policies. It then argues for establishing more systematic approaches to the involvement of stakeholders in the design, implementation and evaluation of radon actions. Finally, it suggests the development of context specific approaches for the engagement of stakeholders at local and regional level.

scholarly journals Radon risk reduction to population

2019 ◽  
Vol 675 ◽  
pp. 012011
Author(s):  
S P Vysotskii ◽  
L G Levchenko
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Radon Risk
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