Κατεύθυνση Περιβάλλον και Υγεία: Διαχείριση Περιβαλλοντικών Θεμάτων με Επιπτώσεις στην Υγεία
Library of the School of Health Sciences

2014-01-15

2013

Γρηγοράτος Κωνσταντίνος

Τσιτομενέας Στέφανος, Ευαγγελία Πρωτόπαπα, Π. Νικολοπούλου-Σταμάτη.

Ραδόνιο στο περιβάλλον και στην υγεία, επίπεδα τιμών, επιδράσεις και μέτρα

Greek

Radon in the environment and in health, radon levels, effects and actions to reduce radon risks

Humans are daily exposed to radioactive radiation from our environment. It is
estimated that about 47% of the total annual dose received by the average
resident of this planet because of natural radiation sources is due to radon
gas (222Rn). The natural radioactive gas radon is a product of the natural
decay of uranium present in the subsoil and rock formations of the earth.
Radon is a colorless, tasteless, odorless gas. It is chemically inert
and the most known heavier noble gas. It’s classified as a Class 1 carcinogen
and as the second cause after smoking for development of lung cancer.
Radon can enter and accumulate indoors. As a result, the concentration of
radon can grow to high levels so as to constitute a hazard to human health.
The main purpose of this study, based on the existing literature, is to analyze
the behavior of radon and its decay products and investigate the available data
that will clarify the engagement of radon to lung cancer and other health
problems.
There will be a review of radon measurements in Greece with reference
to areas with high concentrations, and present the ways for measuring radon and
the actions to reduce radon risks.

Radon, Lung Cancer , Ionizing radiation , Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS), Childhood leukemia

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