Radon in Us Workplaces: A Review

Daniels, Robert D.; Schubauer‐Berigan, Mary K.

doi:10.1093/rpd/ncx007

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“…It puts the annual action level to be less than 4 WLM per year. OSHA limits exposure to either 30 pCi/L or 0.33 WL based on continuous workplace exposure for 40 hours per week, 52 weeks per year [ 25 ]. In Publication 103, the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) considered that the internationally established value of 1000 Bq/m 3 or 27 pCi/L might be used globally in the interest of international harmonization of occupational safety standards [ 26 ].…”

Section: Radon Safe Limitsmentioning

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General Overview of Radon Studies in Health Hazard Perspectives

Belete

Anteneh

2021

Journal of Oncology

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The adverse human health effects due to ionizing radiation are well known. Radon is the major source of background radiation among those that are of natural origin. It contributes about 55% of the natural radiation dose to humans. It is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless radioactive noble gas that comes from the natural radioactive decay series of uranium. Radon can be found everywhere in the atmosphere and become attached to aerosols in the air. The aerosols carrying radon and its progeny can be inhaled and deposited in different regions of the human respiratory tract. The deposited radioactive aerosols continue to decay and exposing the lung to ionizing radiation can destroy sensitive cells in the lung, causing a mutation that turns to be cancerous. Different countries and international and national organizations put their action levels to reduce radon lung cancer risk. The Environmental Protection Agency recommends 148 Bq/m3 as the action level. On the other hand, International Commission for Radiation Protection (ICRP) recommends 200 Bq/m3 as the action level. The main objective of this review is to focus on how radon is established as a health hazard, ways of radon detection and measurements, methods of reducing and controlling high indoor radon concentration, and what are the recommended international action levels of radon concentrations. It mainly focuses on the health perspective of radon studies because it is now a crucial and hot issue in the world. In most developing countries like our country Ethiopia, radon studies are not well investigated.

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Section: Radon Safe Limitsmentioning

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General Overview of Radon Studies in Health Hazard Perspectives

Belete

Anteneh

2021

Journal of Oncology

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“…To solve this problem, DANIELS et al conducted a meta-analysis of leukemia and estimated signi cantly high integrated ERR at 100 mGy of 0.19 (95% CI: 0.07, 0.32). 34) However, the adjustment for confounding factors is generally restricted in meta-analyses of observational studies, and the study is not an exceptional case, as the authors stated smoking and concomitant leukemogen exposures were not accounted for.…”

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Occupational Radiation Exposure and Leukemia Mortality among Nuclear Workers in Japan: J-EPISODE, 1991-2010

Kudo

Yoshimoto

Furuta

et al. 2018

Jpn. J. Health Phys.

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Whether exposure to radiation at low dose and at low dose rate is related to leukemia mortality and morbidity remains controversial. Cohort studies of nuclear workers chronically exposed to radiation at low dose and at low dose rate in their come mostly from Western countries, with few from Asian countries. The present study aimed to examine radiation's effects on mortality from leukemia, in a cohort of Japanese nuclear workers. The cohort consisted of 204,103 workers, who were followed from 1991 to 2010, with a total of 2.89 million person-years. The mean age and mean cumulative dose at the age at the end of follow-up were 55.6 years and 13.8 mSv. During the study, 209 leukemia deaths were observed. The linear excess-mortality was not observed in this study of Japanese nuclear workers. The cohort, however, is still young. Further followup is needed to obtain more reliable estimates of leukemia risks for Japanese workers exposed to low dose and low-dose rate radiation.

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“…Human exposure occurs primarily through inhalation and ingestion, the latter given by Rn dissolved in groundwater. In the field of occupational exposure, high Rn concentrations can be detected in underground places with poor ventilation and in water treatment plants [ 9 ]. The highest concentrations to which workers might be frequently exposed occur in mines; in fact, the first studies related to the effects of Rn exposure have been conducted among miners of the underground mines of uranium [ 10 ].…”

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Environmental/Occupational Exposure to Radon and Non-Pulmonary Neoplasm Risk: A Review of Epidemiologic Evidence

Mozzoni

Pinelli

Corradi

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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Although Radon (Rn) is a known agent for lung cancer, the link between Rn exposure and other non-pulmonary neoplasms remains unclear. The aim of this review is to investigate the role of Rn in the development of tumors other than lung cancer in both occupational and environmental exposure. Particularly, our attention has been focused on leukemia and tumors related to brain and central nervous system (CNS), skin, stomach, kidney, and breast. The epidemiologic literature has been systematically reviewed focusing on workers, general population, and pediatric population. A weak increase in leukemia risk due to Rn exposure was found, but bias and confounding factors cannot be ruled out. The results of studies conducted on stomach cancer are mixed, although with some prevalence for a positive association with Rn exposure. In the case of brain and CNS cancer and skin cancer, results are inconclusive, while no association was found for breast and kidney cancers. Overall, the available evidence does not support a conclusion that a causal association has been established between Rn exposure and the risk of other non-pulmonary neoplasms mainly due to the limited number and heterogeneity of existing studies. To confirm this result, a statistical analysis should be necessary, even if it is now not applicable for the few studies available.

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Radon in Us Workplaces: A Review

Cited by 19 publications

References 29 publications

General Overview of Radon Studies in Health Hazard Perspectives

General Overview of Radon Studies in Health Hazard Perspectives

Occupational Radiation Exposure and Leukemia Mortality among Nuclear Workers in Japan: J-EPISODE, 1991-2010

Environmental/Occupational Exposure to Radon and Non-Pulmonary Neoplasm Risk: A Review of Epidemiologic Evidence

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