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ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2018

Radon in Schools: A Brief Review of State Laws and Regulations in the United States.

Kelsey Gordon, Paul D Terry, Xingxing Liu, Tiffany Harris, Don Vowell, Bud Yard, Jiangang Chen

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Review in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Radon in Schools: A Review of Radon Testing Efforts in Canadian Schools.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Kelsey GordonDepartment of Public Health, 390 HPER Building, 1914 Andy Holt Avenue, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA. kgordo10@utk.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-6213-8492
Paul D TerryDepartment of Medicine, The University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN 37920, USA. pdterry@utk.edu.
Xingxing LiuDepartment of Public Health, 390 HPER Building, 1914 Andy Holt Avenue, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA. xliu92@vols.utk.edu.
Tiffany HarrisDepartment of Public Health, 390 HPER Building, 1914 Andy Holt Avenue, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA. tloveda4@vols.utk.edu.
Don VowellThe Vowell Law Firm, 6718 Albunda Drive, Knoxville, TN 37919, USA. don@vowell-law.com.
Bud YardTennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, 761 Emory Valley Rd, Oak Ridge, TN 37830, USA. Bud.Yard@tn.gov.
Jiangang ChenDepartment of Public Health, 390 HPER Building, 1914 Andy Holt Avenue, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA. jchen38@utk.edu.
University of Tennessee at Knoxville · USTennessee Department of Environment and Conservation · USUniversity of Tennessee Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Exposure to Radon, a colorless, naturally occurring radioactive gas, is one of leading causes of lung cancer, and may pose a significant long-term risk for school age children. We examined the regulations and statutes in each US state related to radon in schools to delineate key features of policies and discrepancies among states that may have public health implications. Search terms such as "radon", "school", "mitigation", "certification", "licensing", and "radon resistant new construction" were used to scan current statutes from each state legislature's website and regulations from official state government websites for relevant regulatory and statutory requirements concerning radon in schools. State regulations related to the testing, mitigation, and public dissemination of radon levels in schools are inconsistent and the lack of nationwide indoor radon policy for schools may result in unacceptably high radon exposure levels in some US schools. We highlight the features and discrepancies of state laws and regulations concerning radon in schools, and offer several constructive means to reduce risks associated with radon exposure in school children.

Indexed as

Air Pollutants, RadioactiveRadonAir Pollution, IndoorHumansSchoolsUnited StatesAir Pollutants, RadioactiveRadonenvironmental health of schoolsradon exposurestate policy

Identifiers

PMID30274331
PMCPMC6211050
OpenAlexW2893559224

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