Health impact of radon in Europe

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Scope

Purpose

What are the health impacts of radon in the indoor air of residential buildings in Europe?

Boundaries etc

Boundaries, scenarios, intended users, and participants are the same as in the Mega case study.

Definition

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A causal diagram of health impacts of radon in Europe.

Decision variables

• Building policies in Europe

Other variables

• Population of Europe by Country
• WHO mortality data
• heande:HI:Air exchange rate for European residences
• Radon concentrations in European residences
• ERF for long-term indoor exposure to radon and lung cancer

Indicators

• Lung cancer cases due to radon in Europe

Analyses

• Utilitarian optimisation of health effects.
• Value of information analysis

Result

Results

Lung cancer cases due to radon in Europe: Show results

See also

• Radon
• ERF for long-term indoor exposure to radon and lung cancer
• An Overview of Radon Surveys in Europe. Joint Research Centre, 2005. ISBN 92-79-01066-2
• In Heande (password-protected)
• heande:HI:Radon Indoor Air Case
  • Indoor air quality & its impact on man
  • Radon
  • Indoor air
  • Radon sisäilma annos-vaste
  • Radon sisäilma altistus Suomi
  • Radon ja pitkäikäiset nuklidit porakaivo
  • Radon ja pitkäikäiset nuklidit porakaivo
  • Radon ja pitkäikäiset nuklidit porakaivovedessä

Keywords

Radon, indoor air, lung cancer, Europe

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