Abstract
Protection from radon exposure in workplaces and dwellings, as included in the latest relevant international regulations and recommendations, is based on the new concept of 'reference level' whose meaning is significantly different from that of previous 'action level' concept. In fact, whereas remedial actions had to be considered only for radon concentrations above the action level, actions to optimise radon exposure are requested with priority above reference level but optimisation should be applied also for radon concentrations below reference level. Similar considerations can be applied to the usually called 'Rn-prone' areas, which are here proposed to be regulated as 'priority' areas. The main implication of these new challenging concepts is a substantial increase of avertable lung cancer deaths, as it will be shown using Italian data. Some practical examples of possible policy actions fitting an approach based on these new concepts will also be given, which could be useful for the implementation of the Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 87-90 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Radiation Protection Dosimetry |
| Volume | 177 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Nov 1 2017 |
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Keywords
- Radon
- Radiation protection
- Lung cancer risk
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RADON REFERENCE LEVELS AND PRIORITY AREAS CONSIDERING OPTIMISATION AND AVERTABLE LUNG CANCERS. / Bochicchio, F; Venoso, G; Antignani, S; Carpentieri, C.
In: Radiation Protection Dosimetry, Vol. 177, No. 1-2, 01.11.2017, p. 87-90.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - RADON REFERENCE LEVELS AND PRIORITY AREAS CONSIDERING OPTIMISATION AND AVERTABLE LUNG CANCERS
AU - Bochicchio, F
AU - Venoso, G
AU - Antignani, S
AU - Carpentieri, C
N1 - © The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.
PY - 2017/11/1
Y1 - 2017/11/1
N2 - Protection from radon exposure in workplaces and dwellings, as included in the latest relevant international regulations and recommendations, is based on the new concept of 'reference level' whose meaning is significantly different from that of previous 'action level' concept. In fact, whereas remedial actions had to be considered only for radon concentrations above the action level, actions to optimise radon exposure are requested with priority above reference level but optimisation should be applied also for radon concentrations below reference level. Similar considerations can be applied to the usually called 'Rn-prone' areas, which are here proposed to be regulated as 'priority' areas. The main implication of these new challenging concepts is a substantial increase of avertable lung cancer deaths, as it will be shown using Italian data. Some practical examples of possible policy actions fitting an approach based on these new concepts will also be given, which could be useful for the implementation of the Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom.
AB - Protection from radon exposure in workplaces and dwellings, as included in the latest relevant international regulations and recommendations, is based on the new concept of 'reference level' whose meaning is significantly different from that of previous 'action level' concept. In fact, whereas remedial actions had to be considered only for radon concentrations above the action level, actions to optimise radon exposure are requested with priority above reference level but optimisation should be applied also for radon concentrations below reference level. Similar considerations can be applied to the usually called 'Rn-prone' areas, which are here proposed to be regulated as 'priority' areas. The main implication of these new challenging concepts is a substantial increase of avertable lung cancer deaths, as it will be shown using Italian data. Some practical examples of possible policy actions fitting an approach based on these new concepts will also be given, which could be useful for the implementation of the Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom.
KW - Radon
KW - Radiation protection
KW - Lung cancer risk
U2 - 10.1093/rpd/ncx130
DO - 10.1093/rpd/ncx130
M3 - Article
C2 - 28981794
VL - 177
SP - 87
EP - 90
JO - Radiation Protection Dosimetry
JF - Radiation Protection Dosimetry
SN - 0144-8420
IS - 1-2
ER -