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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

Residential Radon in Manizales, Colombia: Results of a Pilot Study.

Alexandra Giraldo-Osorio, Alberto Ruano-Ravina, Mónica Pérez-Ríos, Leonor Varela-Lema, Juan Miguel Barros-Dios, Nelson Enrique Arias-Ortiz

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Indoor Radon Exposure Among Schoolchildren: A Systematic Review of Risk Factors.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Alexandra Giraldo-OsorioDepartment of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-1330-2713
Alberto Ruano-RavinaDepartment of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-9927-7453
Mónica Pérez-RíosDepartment of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-4456-6631
Leonor Varela-LemaDepartment of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Juan Miguel Barros-DiosDepartment of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-8632-6540
Nelson Enrique Arias-OrtizGrupo de Investigación Promoción de la Salud y Prevención de la Enfermedad (GIPSPE), Departamento de Salud Pública, Universidad de Caldas, Manizales 170002, Colombia.ORCID 0000-0001-5093-3384

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Radon is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless noble gas, causally related with the onset of lung cancer. We aimed to describe the distribution of radon exposure in the municipality of Manizales, Colombia, in order to estimate the population's exposure and establish the percentage of dwellings that surpass reference levels. A cross-sectional study representing all geographical areas was carried out by measuring indoor radon concentrations. Participants answered a short questionnaire. Alpha-track type radon detectors were installed in all residences for six months. The detectors were subsequently processed at the Galician Radon Laboratory, an accredited laboratory at the University of Santiago de Compostela. A total of 202 homes were measured. Seventy-seven percent of the sampled houses were three stories high, their median age was 30 years, and half were inhabited by three people or fewer. For most dwellings, the building materials of walls and flooring were brick and covered cement, respectively. Results showed a geometric mean of radon concentration of 8.5 Bq/m

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Air Pollutants, RadioactiveAir Pollution, IndoorRadiation MonitoringRadonAdultCitiesColombiaCross-Sectional StudiesHousingHumansPilot ProjectsAir Pollutants, RadioactiveRadonColombiacross-sectional studiesdwellinglung cancernatural radiationpublic healthradon

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PMID33573028
PMCPMC7908556

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