Reconstruction of national distribution of indoor radon concentration in Russia using results of regional indoor radon measurement programs

Yarmoshenko, Ilia V.; Malinovsky, Georgy; Vasilyev, Aleksey; Zhukovsky, Michael

doi:10.1016/j.jenvrad.2015.08.007

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“…When extrapolating the obtained value of a life--long additional relative risk 0.14 per 100 Bq/m 3 to the conditions of the radon exposure in residential areas of Russia (mean radon concentration 48 Bq/m 3 [22]), the average ERR value will be 0.067. With this value of ERR, the contribution of radon to lung cancer morbidity and mortality from all causes is approximately 6.3%.…”

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Combined analysis of onco-epidemiological studies of the relationship between lung cancer and indoor radon exposure

Yarmoshenko

Malinovsky

2020

Nukleonika

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AbstractObjectives: Recent results of epidemiological and medical statistics studies of lung cancer and indoor radon in different regions of the world make a relevant new combined analysis of residential exposure health effects. In particular, new data were obtained by means of a meta-analysis of case-control studies as well as taking into account a confounding effect of human papillomavirus infection in studies of geographically aggregated data.Materials and methods: Two sources of epidemiological data are considered: (1) studies of ecological design and (2) case-control studies. Ecological studies included the analysis performed for the USA counties and Russian oblasts with adjusting for the main confounders. Data on the case-control studies were gained from the meta-analysis of 31 individual studies with a weighting of obtained odds ratios according to the quality of radon exposure reconstruction and size of the reference group. Estimations of lung cancer excess relative risk (ERR) associated with indoor radon exposure are combined.Results: Two types of epidemiological study design provided generally consistent EER estimations. The combined value of ERR due to radon exposure is 0.14 (90% CI: 0.10–0.18) per 100 Bq/m3.Conclusion: Available geographically aggregated data in regions of Russia and the United States and the meta-analysis of case-control studies conducted in a large number of countries confirm the association of lung cancer with indoor radon exposure.

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Combined analysis of onco-epidemiological studies of the relationship between lung cancer and indoor radon exposure

Yarmoshenko

Malinovsky

2020

Nukleonika

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“…According to the estimations, the radon concentration lies in the range from 20 to 80 Bq/m 3 in most of the regions, and the average indoor radon concentration in Russia is 48 Bq/m 3 . In more detail, the approach to reconstruction of national distribution of indoor radon concentration in Russia is presented in [20]. The regional average radon concentrations are presented in Table 1 and their distribution is shown in Fig.…”

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Lung cancer mortality and radon exposure in Russia

Yarmoshenko

Malinovsky

2016

Nukleonika

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Abstract. The association between the lung cancer and indoor radon exposure in Russian population was investigated. The average indoor radon concentration for each region was estimated using the annual reports issued by the Saint-Petersburg Ramzaev Research Institute of Radiation Hygiene for the period 2008-2013. The average standardized lung cancer mortalities among males and females were estimated using the reports of the Moscow Hertzen Cancer Research Institute for the period 2008-2012. The relative risk (RR) was estimated as a ratio between the average mortality within seven exposure intervals and background mortality. The slope factors of linear dependence between the indoor radon exposure and lung cancer RR are 0.026 (-0.11÷0.17) and 0.83 (0.52-1.12) per radon concentration 100 Bq/m 3 for males and females, respectively (with 90% confi dence interval). The obtained results can be explained by the confounding effect of tobacco smoking. Signifi cant excess risk of lung cancer in female population can be associated with radon exposure and low prevalence of smoking.

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“…Only regional surveys were identified in 5 member states: Belgium (Cinelli et al, 2011; Poffijn et al, 1994; Tondeur et al, 1997; Zhu et al, 2001, 1998), Bulgaria (Ivanova et al, 2013), Cyprus (Anastasiou et al, 2003; Theodoulou et al, 2012), Germany (Kemski et al, 2004, 1996), Latvia (Dambis, 1996), Romania (Cucoş (Dinu) et al, 2017). Outside the EU, national surveys were conducted in Azerbaijan (Hoffmann et al, 2017), Belarus (Yaroshevich et al, 2012), Iceland (Jónsson et al, 2015), Macedonia (Stojanovska et al, 2012), Montenegro (Vukotic et al, 2018), Russia (Yarmoshenko et al, 2015), Serbia (Udovičić et al, 2016), Switzerland (Kropat et al, 2014), Ukraine (Pavlenko et al, 2014) and Norway (Jensen et al, 2004). Only regional surveys were identified for Albania (Bode Tushe et al, 2016), Armenia (IAEA, 2014), Bosnia and Herzegovina (Ćurguz et al, 2015; IAEA, 2014), Georgia (IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency), 2014), Kazakhstan (Fyodorov et al, 2014), Moldova (Ursulean et al, 2013), and Turkey (Can et al, 2012; Köksal et al, 2004).…”

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“…The minimum number of locations was selected in Malta national survey – 85 (Baluci et al, 2013) At the other end of the spectrum, radon measurements from more than 500,000 locations are available in UK (Daraktchieva et al, 2015; Miles et al, 2007, 2011). There are at least 5 countries besides UK with more than 50,000 measurement locations – Russia (Yarmoshenko et al, 2015), Czech Republic (Dubois et al, 2010), Switzerland (Kropat et al, 2014), Finland (Valmari et al, 2010) and Norway (Jensen et al, 2004).…”

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Qualitative overview of indoor radon surveys in Europe

Pantelić

Čeliković

Živanović

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Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

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The revised European Directive from 2013 regarding basic safety standard oblige EU Member States to establish a national action plan regarding the exposure to radon. At the same time, International Atomic Energy Agency started technical projects in order to assist countries to establish and implement national radon action. As a consequence, in recent years, in numerous countries national radon surveys were conducted and action plans established, which were not performed before. In this paper, a qualitative overview of radon surveys performed in Europe is given with a special attention to the qualitative and conceptual description of surveys, representativeness and QA/QC (quality assurance/quality control).

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Reconstruction of national distribution of indoor radon concentration in Russia using results of regional indoor radon measurement programs

Cited by 15 publications

References 7 publications

Combined analysis of onco-epidemiological studies of the relationship between lung cancer and indoor radon exposure

Combined analysis of onco-epidemiological studies of the relationship between lung cancer and indoor radon exposure

Lung cancer mortality and radon exposure in Russia

Qualitative overview of indoor radon surveys in Europe

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