Table 3 Preventable lung cancer deaths if all homes above mitigation level of radon concentration were remediated
From: Attributable risk of lung cancer deaths due to indoor radon exposure
Country (reference) | Estimation model | Background levels (Bq/m3) | Mitigation level of indoor radon concentration | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radon-attributable lung cancer deaths (n, %) that can be prevented | |||||||
United States | 37 Bq/m3 | 74 Bq/m3 | 148 Bq/m3 | ||||
([2], 1999) | BEIR-VI, EAC | 0 | 11.0 % | 7.8 % | 4.2 % | ||
< Mitigation level | 9.2 % | 6.5 % | 3.7 % | ||||
Mitigation level | 6.8 % | 4.0 % | 1.7 % | ||||
BEIR-VI, EAD | 0 | 7.7 % | 5.5 % | 3.1 % | |||
< Mitigation level | 6.5 % | 4.7 % | 2.7 % | ||||
Mitigation level | 4.9 % | 2.8 % | 1.2 % | ||||
Germany | 100 Bq/m3 | 150 Bq/m3 | 200 Bq/m3 | 250 Bq/m3 | 400 Bq/m3 | ||
([14], 2008) | European pooling study | 9 (outdoor level) | 302, 15.9 % | 197, 10.4 % | 143, 7.5 % | 115, 6.1 % | 68, 3.6 % |
Canada | 100 Bq/m3 | 200 Bq/m3 | 400 Bq/m3 | 600 Bq/m3 | 800 Bq/m3 | ||
([1], 2012) | EPA model | outdoor level | 1704, 52.3 % | 927, 28.4 % | 345, 10.6 % | 165, 5.1 % | 90, 2.8 % |
Ontario, Canada | 50 Bq/m3 | 100 Bq/m3 | 150 Bq/m3 | 200 Bq/m3 | |||
([17], 2013) | BEIR-VI, EAC | 10–30 | 389, 46 % | 233, 28 % | 149, 18 % | 91, 11 % | |