ArticleInternational archives of occupational and environmental health2020
Estimating the burden of lung cancer in Canada attributed to occupational radon exposure using a novel exposure assessment method.
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- Rural communities experience higher radon exposure versus urban areas, potentially due to drilled groundwater well annuli acting as unintended radon gas migration conduits.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Influence of the atmospheric environment on spatial variation of lung cancer incidence in China.PloS one · 2024Article
- Consequences of changing Canadian activity patterns since the COVID-19 pandemic include increased residential radon gas exposure for younger people.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Characterizing occupational radon exposure greater than 100 Bq/mScientific reports · 2022Article
- Lung Cancer-Specific Mortality Risk and Public Health Insurance: A Prospective Cohort Study in Chongqing, Southwest China.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveExposure to radon causes lung cancer. The scope and impact of exposure among Canadian workers have not been assessed. Our study estimated occupational radon exposure in Canada and its associated lung cancer burden.
methodsExposed workers were identified among the working population during the risk exposure period (1961-2001) using data from the Canadian Census and Labour Force Survey. Exposure levels were assigned based on 12,865 workplace radon measurements for indoor workers and assumed to be 1800 mg/m
resultsApproximately 15.5 million Canadian workers were exposed to radon during the risk exposure period. 79% of exposed workers were exposed to radon levels < 50 Bq/m
conclusionsThe lung cancer burden associated with occupational radon exposure in Canada is small, with the greatest burden occurring among those exposed to low levels of radon.
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