The cost-effectiveness of radon-proof membranes in new homes: A case study from Brixworth, Northamptonshire, UK

Coskeran, Thomas; Denman, Anthony R; Phillips, Paul S; Tornberg, R

doi:10.1016/j.healthpol.2006.06.005

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“…Davidson, Nicol [ 34 ]; cost-effectiveness analyses (CEA), which estimate an incremental cost per change in a single health outcome arising from an intervention e.g. Coskeran, Denman [ 35 ]; cost-utility analysis (CUA), a CEA for which the Health related Quality of Life (HrQoL) outcome measure has been converted to a Quality Adjusted Life Year (QALY) e.g. Frick, Kung [ 36 ], and cost-consequence analyses (CCA) e.g.…”

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The economic evaluation of a housing maintenance project to improve the health of Aboriginal housing tenants in NSW: A scoping literature review and protocol for an economic analysis

Deeming,

Lawrence,

Standen

2024

Heliyon

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The economic evaluation of a housing maintenance project to improve the health of Aboriginal housing tenants in NSW: A scoping literature review and protocol for an economic analysis

Deeming,

Lawrence,

Standen

2024

Heliyon

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“…Apart from the measure(s) of cost-effectiveness used in this paper, more general measures of cost-effectiveness are 'cost per life-year gained' or 'cost per QALY gained'. These are often used to assess the cost-effectiveness of health interventions and have recently been applied by our group to the question of assessing the cost-effectiveness of domestic radon remediation programmes (Coskeran et al 2006a(Coskeran et al , 2006b(Coskeran et al , 2007. The studies confirmed the results of Denman et al (2002) by showing domestic radon remediation programmes to be cost-effective relative both to other health interventions for which cost-effectiveness results were available and to the 'threshold' level of £30 000 per QALY gained associated with the UK's National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE).…”

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Lowering the UK domestic radon Action Level to prevent more lung cancers—is it cost-effective?

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Case studies have shown that radon gas can accumulate within domestic properties at sufficiently high levels that it can cause lung cancer, and recent studies have suggested that this risk remains significant below the UK domestic Action Level of 200 Bq m(-3). Raised radon levels can be reduced by engineering measures, and it has been shown that domestic radon remediation programmes in UK Affected Areas can result in reduced risks to the population and can be cost-effective. We consider here the benefits and costs of the domestic radon remediation programme in Northamptonshire, UK, and consider the implications for that programme of reducing the UK Action Level below its present value. A radon remediation programme based on an Action Level above 200 Bq m(-3) will cost less and will target those most at risk, but will be less cost-effective and will lead to higher residual dose and greater risk of cancer in the remaining population. Reducing the Action Level below 200 Bq m(-3) will prevent more cancers, but at significantly higher cost. It will also be less cost-effective, because remediation of a significant number of houses with moderate radon levels will provide only a modest health benefit to occupants. Overall, a completed radon remediation programme of the type implemented in Northamptonshire is most cost-effective for an Action Level between 200 and 300 Bq m(-3). The implications for future health policy are discussed.

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“…Another mitigation method for controlling the radon level from the dwellings may be the installation of a radon-proof membrane, especially in new homes. Coskeran, Denman [13] developed a study that demonstrates that, for low radon level, installing a radon proof membrane may be cost-effective in addressing the dangers to health [13]. In many cases, this method is applied with other remedial technique, as a secondary method [14,15].…”

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1. Experimental Research of Mitigation Systems for Controlling and Reducing Radon Exposure in Residential Buildings

Mareș¹,

Cătălina²,

Istrate³

et al. 2020

Proceedings of International Conference Building Services and Energy Efficiency

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This article presents the results of implementing a series of methods to mitigate the increased level of radon in multiple existing homes. The subject of this study is represented by techniques and systems to be implemented in pilot houses. From the 1000 house 100 houses from Cluj, Iași, Sibiu, Timiș and Bucharest were selected for monitoring purposes. From these, only 10 were chosen for mitigation. The remediation techniques applied to these pilot houses were active / passive depressurization, local ventilation with heat recovery, centralized ventilation system with heat recovery and installation of a membrane resistant to radon dispersion. In this article one house from Timisoara, and another one from Cluj, were deeply described. The mitigation of the radon level was up to 90% compared to the level measured a year ago.

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The cost-effectiveness of radon-proof membranes in new homes: A case study from Brixworth, Northamptonshire, UK

Cited by 9 publications

References 43 publications

The economic evaluation of a housing maintenance project to improve the health of Aboriginal housing tenants in NSW: A scoping literature review and protocol for an economic analysis

The economic evaluation of a housing maintenance project to improve the health of Aboriginal housing tenants in NSW: A scoping literature review and protocol for an economic analysis

Lowering the UK domestic radon Action Level to prevent more lung cancers—is it cost-effective?

1. Experimental Research of Mitigation Systems for Controlling and Reducing Radon Exposure in Residential Buildings

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