Abstract
The report's goal is to investigate the consequences of the authorities to adopt the new WHO recommended limit and guideline for radon in homes of 100 Bq/m3. The report's purpose is to provide a basis for decision if the radon and radon guideline limit should be lowered. 400,000 houses and 230,000 apartments in Sweden have a radon concentration of 100-200 Bq/m3, and thus must be decontaminated of radon if the guideline value would be raised. This corresponds to about 1.3 million residents. The cost of such a radon mitigation is estimated at 14-19 billion SEK (2-3 billion USD). The increase in operating costs is estimated at 500 million SEK per year. Remediation measures are not economically reasonable. For the cost to be reasonable, 65-85 lung cancer cases should be prevented per year. Reduction in lung cancer cases, with a reduction in guideline value is estimated at 40 cases. Remediation costs for individual buildings with blue concrete can be very high. Close to 5000 people each year move into newly built homes with radon levels higher than 100 Bq/m3 under the 2010 construction forecast. The cost of mitigation measures necessary to bring down radon below 100 Bq/m3 for new constructions is
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Radon in indoor environments - a cost-benefit analysis of adoption of the new recommendations of WHO for radon limits; Radon i inomhusmiljoen - en konsekvensanalys av att infoera WHO:s nya rekommendationer paa radonvaerden.
Sweden: N. p.,
2010.
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Radon in indoor environments - a cost-benefit analysis of adoption of the new recommendations of WHO for radon limits; Radon i inomhusmiljoen - en konsekvensanalys av att infoera WHO:s nya rekommendationer paa radonvaerden.
Sweden.
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2010.
"Radon in indoor environments - a cost-benefit analysis of adoption of the new recommendations of WHO for radon limits; Radon i inomhusmiljoen - en konsekvensanalys av att infoera WHO:s nya rekommendationer paa radonvaerden."
Sweden.
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title = {Radon in indoor environments - a cost-benefit analysis of adoption of the new recommendations of WHO for radon limits; Radon i inomhusmiljoen - en konsekvensanalys av att infoera WHO:s nya rekommendationer paa radonvaerden}
author = {None}
abstractNote = {The report's goal is to investigate the consequences of the authorities to adopt the new WHO recommended limit and guideline for radon in homes of 100 Bq/m3. The report's purpose is to provide a basis for decision if the radon and radon guideline limit should be lowered. 400,000 houses and 230,000 apartments in Sweden have a radon concentration of 100-200 Bq/m3, and thus must be decontaminated of radon if the guideline value would be raised. This corresponds to about 1.3 million residents. The cost of such a radon mitigation is estimated at 14-19 billion SEK (2-3 billion USD). The increase in operating costs is estimated at 500 million SEK per year. Remediation measures are not economically reasonable. For the cost to be reasonable, 65-85 lung cancer cases should be prevented per year. Reduction in lung cancer cases, with a reduction in guideline value is estimated at 40 cases. Remediation costs for individual buildings with blue concrete can be very high. Close to 5000 people each year move into newly built homes with radon levels higher than 100 Bq/m3 under the 2010 construction forecast. The cost of mitigation measures necessary to bring down radon below 100 Bq/m3 for new constructions is estimated at 130 million SEK for 2010. These measures are not economically reasonable. For the cost to be reasonable 0.45 lung cancer cases should be prevented per year. The decrease in the number of lung cancers, with a reduction in the limit is estimated at 0.15 cases or new buildings. The Radon Coordinating Group recommends retaining the current target and limit for radon in dwellings of 200 Bq/m3. It is not economically reasonable to implement a tightening of the guide and limit values. The benchmark and the limit for radon should be remain unaltered. To have different guidelines and limits for old and new dwellings will create confusion in the industry and can lead to decreased respect for the limits. It is unclear whether there are ways to get down radon concentrations below 100 Bq/m3 in all homes. Therefore a stricter guideline of 100 Bq/m3 to be an empty gesture. It is also proposed: Create a joint investigation authority regarding public information campaigns on radon, in order to effectively achieve guidelines and limits. The following areas are considered as interesting objects for further research or investigations: A more thorough calculation of the number of lung cancer cases avoided, with a reduction in the target- and threshold; A better estimate of the breakdown between radon sources of land, building materials and water; Development of methods for decontamination of blue concrete buildings to values below 100 Bq/m3; The relation between soil radon and radon levels in homes}
place = {Sweden}
year = {2010}
month = {Oct}
}
title = {Radon in indoor environments - a cost-benefit analysis of adoption of the new recommendations of WHO for radon limits; Radon i inomhusmiljoen - en konsekvensanalys av att infoera WHO:s nya rekommendationer paa radonvaerden}
author = {None}
abstractNote = {The report's goal is to investigate the consequences of the authorities to adopt the new WHO recommended limit and guideline for radon in homes of 100 Bq/m3. The report's purpose is to provide a basis for decision if the radon and radon guideline limit should be lowered. 400,000 houses and 230,000 apartments in Sweden have a radon concentration of 100-200 Bq/m3, and thus must be decontaminated of radon if the guideline value would be raised. This corresponds to about 1.3 million residents. The cost of such a radon mitigation is estimated at 14-19 billion SEK (2-3 billion USD). The increase in operating costs is estimated at 500 million SEK per year. Remediation measures are not economically reasonable. For the cost to be reasonable, 65-85 lung cancer cases should be prevented per year. Reduction in lung cancer cases, with a reduction in guideline value is estimated at 40 cases. Remediation costs for individual buildings with blue concrete can be very high. Close to 5000 people each year move into newly built homes with radon levels higher than 100 Bq/m3 under the 2010 construction forecast. The cost of mitigation measures necessary to bring down radon below 100 Bq/m3 for new constructions is estimated at 130 million SEK for 2010. These measures are not economically reasonable. For the cost to be reasonable 0.45 lung cancer cases should be prevented per year. The decrease in the number of lung cancers, with a reduction in the limit is estimated at 0.15 cases or new buildings. The Radon Coordinating Group recommends retaining the current target and limit for radon in dwellings of 200 Bq/m3. It is not economically reasonable to implement a tightening of the guide and limit values. The benchmark and the limit for radon should be remain unaltered. To have different guidelines and limits for old and new dwellings will create confusion in the industry and can lead to decreased respect for the limits. It is unclear whether there are ways to get down radon concentrations below 100 Bq/m3 in all homes. Therefore a stricter guideline of 100 Bq/m3 to be an empty gesture. It is also proposed: Create a joint investigation authority regarding public information campaigns on radon, in order to effectively achieve guidelines and limits. The following areas are considered as interesting objects for further research or investigations: A more thorough calculation of the number of lung cancer cases avoided, with a reduction in the target- and threshold; A better estimate of the breakdown between radon sources of land, building materials and water; Development of methods for decontamination of blue concrete buildings to values below 100 Bq/m3; The relation between soil radon and radon levels in homes}
place = {Sweden}
year = {2010}
month = {Oct}
}