Today, the war on cancer is front-and-center. President Biden rekindled the Cancer Moonshot initiative to research treatments that will cut cancer’s death rate by 50% over the next 25 years. While his mission is noble, Ecosense offers a practical solution through easy and affordable radon detection. Without question, the best way to fight cancer is to stop it before it starts.
Saving lives with Ecosense home radon detectors
Ecosense provides three affordable radon monitors that offer ongoing assessment of home radon levels in minutes. They quickly followed their first-generation detector, the RadonEye, with the award-winning EcoQube and the newly released EcoBlu. Each device employs the same professional-grade detection technology and greatly exceeds sensitivity standards set by AARST/NRPP.
When Ecosense released its EcoQube in 2021, the groundbreaking device ranked on TIME’s list of the year’s 100 best inventions. This palm-sized, black cube may appear minimal in appearance, but it packs powerful capabilities.
Source: https://thelosangelestribune.com/2023/01/23/ecosense-are-they-potentially-helping-prevent-lung-cancer-one-device-at-a-time
A Review of Radon Exposure in Non-uranium Mines—Estimation of Potential Radon Exposure in Canadian Mines
Chen, Jing1
Author Information
Health Physics 124(4):p 244-256, April 2023. | DOI: 10.1097/HP.0000000000001661
Metrics
Abstract
A worldwide review of radon exposure in non-uranium mines was conducted. Based on the reported radon measurements in a total of 474 underground non-uranium mines, the average radon concentration in underground non-uranium mines was calculated to be 570 Bq m−3 (varied from below detection limit to above 10,000 Bq m−3), and the average equilibrium factor between radon and its short-lived progeny was 0.34 (varied from 0.02 to 0.9). Using the average values from the review, annual effective radon doses to workers in Canadian non-uranium mines were estimated. For under- ground workers, the estimated annual effective radon dose to non-uranium miners was 3.8 mSv with the possibility of varying from 0.22 to 10 mSv depending on ventilation and other operation conditions. In Canada, the majority of mines are open-pit surface mines; only a small portion of the workforce in non-uranium mines physically work underground where radon concentration can be elevated. Averaged over the entire mining workforce, occupational exposure to radon in non-uranium mines is estimated to be 0.9 mSv. The results of this study indicate that there is potential for workers in non-uranium mines to reach or exceed Canadian thresholds for mandatory monitoring and reporting radiation doses, at least for underground operations.
reach or exceed Canadian thresholds for mandatory monitoring and reporting radiation doses, at least for underground operations.
INTRODUCTION
Radon (222Rn) is a naturally occurring radioactive gas generated by the decay of uranium-bearing minerals in rocks and soils. Exposure to radon and its short-lived progenies in air has long been identified as the second leading cause of lung cancer after tobacco smoking (NAS/NRC 1988, 1999; WHO 2009; ICRP 1993, 2014; UNSCEAR 1982, 2000, 2020). While exposure to indoor radon is the main source of natural radiation exposure to the population, lung cancer caused by exposure to radon decay products is the most common type of radiation-induced injury among occupationally exposed workers. Underground atmospheres have increased potential for radon exposure, especially in mining of uranium and associated substances such as copper, phosphorous, calcium, arsenic, barium, vanadium, and lead. As indicated in several reports of United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR 1982, 1993, 2000, 2008), exposure to radon represents the most significant contribution to occupational radiation exposure in underground mining operations.