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Geoscience ›› 2008, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (5): 857-868.

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Hazard and Control Measures of Radon and Its Progenies in the Environment

CHENG Ye-Xun1,2   

  1. 1Key Laboratory of Geodetection of Ministry of Education,China University of Geosciences,Beijing100083,China;
    2School of Geophysics and Information Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing100083, China
  • Received:2008-04-12 Revised:2008-09-20 Online:2008-10-20 Published:2009-11-12

Abstract:

This paper briefly reviews the research history of the lung cancer due to Radon and its progenies in the past hundreds years, then presents the relationship between risk of lung cancer and radon and its progenies inbreathed by uranium miners. It focuses on radon concentration indoor, in subsurface constructions and in spring water worldwide. It suggests that it is essential to do the research on the geological sources of radon in the environment and how to control radon level indoor,and furtherly it also presents the approaches of controlling radon indoor and the significance of protection human health.

Key words: Radon in the environment, hazard, radiation, source of radon, control measure

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