Indoor Radon Research in the Asia-Pacific Region
Indoor radon is a major hazard to human health; it is one of the leading causes of lung cancer. Therefore, radon research in Asia has intensified recently due to the growing awareness of the harm that radon poses. An analysis of the collected literature data showed that in Asia–Oceania, some regions...
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| author | Miroslaw Janik Peter Bossew Md. Mahamudul Hasan Giorgia Cinelli |
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| description | Indoor radon is a major hazard to human health; it is one of the leading causes of lung cancer. Therefore, radon research in Asia has intensified recently due to the growing awareness of the harm that radon poses. An analysis of the collected literature data showed that in Asia–Oceania, some regions have—or are believed to have—little indoor radon problems due to climate and low Rn ground. It can be concluded that countries have their own approaches, techniques, and protocols. Data were not harmonized within each region; however, measurement techniques were compared by regional intercomparison exercises. The situation differs regarding studies on the usability of radon as a tracer or potential predictor of tectonic phenomena, as some countries are in seismically active zones, such as India, Taiwan, China, Japan, etc. India and Taiwan are global leaders in this research, as well as Italy, which is another seismically affected country. We provide an overview of radon-related surveying and research activities conducted in the western, southern, and eastern Asian regions over the past few years. Additionally, we observed that the number of indoor radon measurements per million inhabitants increases as the human development index (HDI) increases. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-32c434db3b894cf5b94ad9572d185d0b2023-11-18T09:14:08ZengMDPI AGAtmosphere2073-44332023-05-0114694810.3390/atmos14060948Indoor Radon Research in the Asia-Pacific RegionMiroslaw Janik0Peter Bossew1Md. Mahamudul Hasan2Giorgia Cinelli3National Institute of Radiological Sciences (QST/NIRS), Chiba 263-8555, JapanGerman Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS), 10318 Berlin, GermanyDepartment of Environment Systems, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa Campus, Chiba 277-0882, JapanNational Agency for New Technologies, Energy, and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA), 90139 Palermo, ItalyIndoor radon is a major hazard to human health; it is one of the leading causes of lung cancer. Therefore, radon research in Asia has intensified recently due to the growing awareness of the harm that radon poses. An analysis of the collected literature data showed that in Asia–Oceania, some regions have—or are believed to have—little indoor radon problems due to climate and low Rn ground. It can be concluded that countries have their own approaches, techniques, and protocols. Data were not harmonized within each region; however, measurement techniques were compared by regional intercomparison exercises. The situation differs regarding studies on the usability of radon as a tracer or potential predictor of tectonic phenomena, as some countries are in seismically active zones, such as India, Taiwan, China, Japan, etc. India and Taiwan are global leaders in this research, as well as Italy, which is another seismically affected country. We provide an overview of radon-related surveying and research activities conducted in the western, southern, and eastern Asian regions over the past few years. Additionally, we observed that the number of indoor radon measurements per million inhabitants increases as the human development index (HDI) increases.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/14/6/948radonregulationAsiaHDI |
| spellingShingle | Miroslaw Janik Peter Bossew Md. Mahamudul Hasan Giorgia Cinelli Indoor Radon Research in the Asia-Pacific Region Atmosphere radon regulation Asia HDI |
| title | Indoor Radon Research in the Asia-Pacific Region |
| title_full | Indoor Radon Research in the Asia-Pacific Region |
| title_fullStr | Indoor Radon Research in the Asia-Pacific Region |
| title_full_unstemmed | Indoor Radon Research in the Asia-Pacific Region |
| title_short | Indoor Radon Research in the Asia-Pacific Region |
| title_sort | indoor radon research in the asia pacific region |
| topic | radon regulation Asia HDI |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/14/6/948 |
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