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4. Radon exposure in the home
As part of a vast European program, a case-control study was carried out in four French regions: Auvergne, Bretagne, Languedoc-Roussillon and Limousin.
486 lung cancer cases and 984 controls were included in the study. After adjustment for age, sex, region, active smoking and occupational exposure, the risk of lung cancer was 1.04 (95% CI [0.99 to 1.11]) for an increase in radon exposure of 100 Bq/m 3 over the period considered. This result indicates a very small increase in lung cancer risk per unit of exposure, but a positive trend as a function of domestic radon exposure. In parallel with this study in France, a European epidemiological study was carried out (including 7,148 individuals with lung cancer and 14,208 controls).
The results show that the risk of lung cancer increases by 8.4% (95%...
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Standards and norms
- Nuclear energy – Measuring radioactivity in the environment – Air – Radon 222: methods for integrated measurement of the mean volumetric activity of radon, in the atmospheric environment, with passive sampling and off-line analysis [cancelled on October 5, 2012, replaced by NF ISO 11665-4] - NF M60-766 - Septembre 2004
- Measuring radioactivity in the environment – Air: radon 222 – Part 4: Integrated measurement method...
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Code de la santé publique (new regulatory part) : Chapter 3 Ionizing radiation – Section 1 General measures to protect the population against ionizing radiation – Section 2 Exposure to ionizing radiation of natural origin – Articles R. 1333-1 to R. 1333-16.
Code de la santé publique (new legislative part) : Titre 3 Prévention des risques sanitaires liés à l'environnement et au travail – Chapter 3 Ionizing...
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