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ArticleScientific reports2024

Geographical distribution of radon and associated health risks in drinking water samples collected from the Mulazai area of Peshawar, Pakistan.

Syed Samran Ali Shah, Abdul Rahim Asif, Manzoor Ilahi, Haseeb Haroon, Ihtisham Islam, Adnan Qadir, Irfan Nisar, Malik Muhammad Usman Sani, Rashid Iqbal, Muhammed Habib Ur Rahman and 4 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 5 institutions in 5 countries.

Syed Samran Ali ShahSchool of Computing and Engineering, University of West London, Ealing, London, UK.
Abdul Rahim AsifNational Centre of Excellence in Geology, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, 25120, Pakistan.
Manzoor IlahiNational Centre of Excellence in Geology, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, 25120, Pakistan.
Haseeb HaroonNational Centre of Excellence in Geology, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, 25120, Pakistan.
Ihtisham IslamNational Centre of Excellence in Geology, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, 25120, Pakistan.
Adnan QadirPakistan Museum of Natural History, Shakarparian National Park, Garden Ave, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan.
Irfan NisarNational Centre of Excellence in Geology, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, 25120, Pakistan.
Malik Muhammad Usman SaniNational Centre of Excellence in Geology, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, 25120, Pakistan.
Rashid IqbalDepartment of Agronomy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan.
Muhammed Habib Ur RahmanAgroecology and Organic Farming Group, Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
Muhammad ArslanAgroecology and Organic Farming Group, Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany. m.arslan@uni-bonn.de.
Mona S AlwahibiDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Mohamed S ElshikhDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Allah DittaDepartment of Environmental Sciences, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University Sheringal, Dir (U), 18000, Pakistan. allah.ditta@sbbu.edu.pk.
University of Peshawar · PKKing Saud University · SAUniversity of Bonn · DEIslamia University of Bahawalpur · PKThe University of Western Australia · AU

Funding

King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia RSP2024R173
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Geospatial methods, such as GIS and remote sensing, map radon levels, pinpoint high-risk areas and connect geological traits to radon presence. These findings direct health planning, focusing tests, mitigation, and policies where radon levels are high. Overall, geospatial analyses offer vital insights, shaping interventions and policies to reduce health risks from radon exposure. There is a formidable threat to human well-being posed by the naturally occurring carcinogenic radon (

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Drinking WaterGroundwaterRadiation MonitoringRadonWater Pollutants, RadioactiveHumansPakistanWater PollutionDrinking WaterRadonWater Pollutants, RadioactiveHealth risk assessmentIngestionInhalationRadonSpatial distribution

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PMID38472226
PMCPMC10933375
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