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CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, 2001 Residential and occupational exposure to radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer after cigarette smoking. As many as eight million homes in the US have elevated radon levels according to Environmental Protection Agency estimates. High exposure levels in homes are largely a result of radon-contaminated gas rising from the soil. This makes it an
H, Frumkin, J M, Samet
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Radon Adsorption in Charcoal [PDF]
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021 Radon is pervasive in our environment and the second leading cause of lung cancer induction after smoking. Therefore, the measurement of radon activity concentrations in homes is important. The use of charcoal is an easy and cost-efficient method for this purpose, as radon can bind to charcoal via Van der Waals interaction.
Andreas Maier +5 more
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A Study on the radon removal performance of low background activated carbon [PDF]
, 2021 Radon and radon daughters pose significant backgrounds to rare-event searching experiments. Activated carbon, which has very strong adsorption capacity for radon, can be used for radon removal and radon enrichment. The internal $^{226}$Ra concentration ultimately limits its radon enrichment ability.
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Chronic Diseases and Injuries in Canada, 2010 Radon is a radioactive gas that emanates from uranium-bearing soil and porous rock. Although radon is most highly concentrated in areas of high uranium concentration, the presence of trace amounts of uranium in most ground sources means that all humans are exposed to radon to some degree.
Randall J, Bissett, John R, McLaughlin
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Toxics, 2023 Radon is a carcinogenic factor, but the effects of the potential carcinogenicity of radon progeny on the human body during the prenatal period have not yet been explored. Based on data regarding the half-lives of radon-222 and radon-220 and their progeny, this paper considers their potential effects on the human body in the prenatal period.
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Radon and Radon Progeny in the Carlsbad Caverns [PDF]
Aerosol Science and Technology, 1997 ABSTRACT Measurements were made in July 1994 to determine air exchange rate, aerosol characteristics, radon concentrations, and radon progeny activity size distributions in the Carlsbad Caverns. The measured radon concentrations were stable at a level of 1821 ± 55 Bq m−3 (mean ±SD).
Y.-S. Cheng +3 more
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The Funk-Radon transform for hyperplane sections through a common point [PDF]
Anal.Math.Phys. 10, 38 (2020), 2018 The Funk-Radon transform, also known as the spherical Radon transform, assigns to a function on the sphere its mean values along all great circles. Since its invention by Paul Funk in 1911, the Funk-Radon transform has been generalized to other families of circles as well as to higher dimensions.
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Measurement of radon concentrations at Super-Kamiokande [PDF]
Phys.Lett. B452 (1999) 418-424, 1999 Radioactivity from radon is a major background for observing solar neutrinos at Super-Kamiokande. In this paper, we describe the measurement of radon concentrations at Super-Kamiokande, the method of radon reduction, and the radon monitoring system. The measurement shows that the current low-energy event rate between 5.0 MeV and 6.5 MeV implies a radon
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Workshop on dosimetry for radon and radon daughters [PDF]
, 1978 Emphasis is placed on the dosimetry for radon and daughters, rather than on monitoring and instrumentation. The objectives of the meeting were to exchange scientific information, to identify problem areas in radon-daughter dosimetry, and to make any observations or recommendations by the participants through issuance of this report.
Turner, J. E. +2 more
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Radon hazard vs. radon risk - On the effectiveness of radon priority areas
Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 2022 The detrimental health effects of radon have been acknowledged by national and international legislation such as the European Union Basic Safety Standards (EURATOM-BSS Article 103/3) which requires member states to delineate radon priority areas.
Eric Petermann +2 more
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