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SynthesisEnvironmental science and pollution research international2020

Natural radioactivity in Brazil: a systematic review.

Richelly da Costa Dantas, Julio Alejandro Navoni, Feliphe Lacerda Souza de Alencar, Luíza Araújo da Costa Xavier, Viviane Souza do Amaral

Abstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in Environmental science and pollution research international, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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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

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Residential Radon in Central and South America: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020
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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

5 authors.

Richelly da Costa DantasRede Nordeste de Biotecnologia (RENORBIO), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil.
Julio Alejandro NavoniPrograma de Pós-graduação em Desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente (PRODEMA), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil.
Feliphe Lacerda Souza de AlencarPrograma de Pós-graduação em Desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente (PRODEMA), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil.
Luíza Araújo da Costa XavierDepartamento de Biologia Celular e Genética, Laboratório de Genética Toxicológica, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Sen. Salgado Filho, Lagoa Nova Natal, RN, CEP 59078-970, Brazil.
Viviane Souza do AmaralRede Nordeste de Biotecnologia (RENORBIO), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil. vi.mariga@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9326-9054

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Natural radioactivity is a public health concern worldwide. Its deleterious effects are largely associated with emitting ionizing particles which generate innumerable toxicological consequences to human being. The present study aimed to describe the research state of the art on natural radioactivity in Brazil through a systematic review limited to articles published in the twenty-first century in the PubMed, SciELO, Lilacs, and Google Scholar databases. A total of 55 research articles were considered for this purpose. Based on the collected sample types, the radiation analysis in most of the scientific reports was performed on solid samples (soil/sediment/rocks), followed by water and air. In fact, most of the available information came from geological studies. A wide range of concentrations and a variety of radionuclides have been assessed, with radium being the most cited. Most of the studies described radiation levels above the international guidelines, and consider the Brazilian territory as a high natural background radiation region (HNBR). In comparison with other HNBR areas, the scientific information about the related risks to human health is still scarce. There is uncertainty about the real impact of natural radioactivity on human health, as there is a lack of scientific information for most of the country about this issue. The analysis and comparison of the available information highlights the potential risks linked to natural radioactivity and the need to incorporate suitable environmental management policies about this issue.

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Background RadiationRadiation MonitoringBrazilGeologyHumansRadioactivityRadioisotopesRadiumSoilSoil Pollutants, RadioactiveRadioisotopesRadiumSoilSoil Pollutants, RadioactiveEnvironmental exposureHuman healthNatural radiationRadon

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