Radon,Lung Cancer Risk and Environmental Geology in Gejiu Area

(整期优先)网络出版时间:1997-03-13
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TheincidenceoflungcancerintheGejiuareaofYunnanProvinceranksthefirstintheworld.Theradonlevel(indoor,soil)wasmeasuredintheGejiuareabytheSSNTDmethodfrom1990to1996,Theresultindicatesanextensivehigh-levelofindoorradoninthatareathoughUandTharelowerinlocallimestones,Theindoorradonlevelofhouseslocatedinthegeologicfaultzoneis6timeshighthat2kmfarfromthefaultzone.Thereasonprobablyisthattheradonlevelofsoilinthefaultis6-8timeshighthat1kmfarfromthefaults.ourdataindicatethatalowerrangeofradonlevels,0-100Bq.m^-3,existsinhealthyfamilies.However,ahigherradonlevel,over800Bq.m^-3,isoftenfoundcorrespondingtothatofcancerpatients'homes(thehouse-ownersaresufferingfromeitherlungcancerorleukaemiaorlivercancer),Obviously,anincreaseinlungcancerincidencefollowsanincreaseinindoorradonlevel,Theriskofcancerinducedbyindoorradonisnolongeraninference,butafact.