The radon issue: considerations on regulatory approaches and exposure evaluations on the basis of recent epidemiological results.
Recent epidemiological results have shown consistent statistically significant increases of lung cancer risk due to exposure to radon in dwellings at moderate levels of exposure, and a strong synergism with cigarette smoking. These results are summarized and discussed in relation to their possible implications for the regulatory control of radon and for future policies for the control of radon risk.
Italian National Institute of Health (ISS), Viale Regina Elena, 299, 00161 Roma, Italy. francesco.bochicchio@iss.it
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D001822:Body Burden; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000032:analysis* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005544:Forecasting; D033161:Government Regulation; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D007558:Italy; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D011868:Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis; D011886:Radon / Q000032:analysis*; D012015:Reference Standards; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D017751:Safety Management / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends
D011868:Radioisotopes; D011886:Radon