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ArticleJournal of the Air & Waste Management Association (1995)2023

Radon sampling methodologies: A case for accurate, accessible measurements using household instruments.

Rebecca A Stern, Joy Lawrence, Jack M Wolfson, Longxiang Li, Petros Koutrakis

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Article in Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association (1995), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors.

Rebecca A SternDepartment of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Heath, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5554-6455
Joy LawrenceDepartment of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Heath, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Jack M WolfsonDepartment of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Heath, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Longxiang LiDepartment of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Heath, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0893-146X
Petros KoutrakisDepartment of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Heath, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Funding

Training Program in Environmental EpidemiologyT32ES007069 · NIEHS · HARVARD UNIVERSITY (SCH OF PUBLIC HLTH) · PI LADEN, FRANCINE · 1985 to 2024
$13.9M
Retrospective assessment of radon progeny and pollution effects in COPDR21ES029637 · NIEHS · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI GARSHICK, ERIC · 2019 to 2020
$453k
Estimating acute impacts of unconventional oil and gas development on cause-specific hospitalization via satellite-based exposure assessmentK99ES034459 · NIEHS · HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH · PI LI, LONGXIANG · 2022 to 2023
$204k
NIEHS NIH HHS K99 ES034459NIEHS NIH HHS R21 ES029637NIEHS NIH HHS T32 ES007069
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Radon is a prevalent carcinogenic gas and the leading cause of lung cancer in the United States besides smoking. As the residential environment is the primary source of radon exposure, accessible and accurate measurements of radon in this environment are essential. However, no radon monitors have been evaluated that are inexpensive enough for regular household use. In this study, we examine two household-grade, continuous monitoring devices, the Ecosense RadonEye and EcoQube. We compare them to two research-grade instruments, the Durridge Company Rad7 and the Rad Elec Inc. E-PERM. In our study, the Ecosense household radon monitors performed accurately and can be used by homeowners and researchers alike as an affordable and reliable radon sensor.

Indexed as

Air Pollutants, RadioactiveAir Pollution, IndoorLung NeoplasmsRadiation MonitoringRadonHousingHumansUnited StatesAir Pollutants, RadioactiveRadon

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PMID37311115
PMCPMC11380572

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