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Nanodosimetry and nanodosimetric-based models of radiation action for radon alpha particles. Final performance technical report

Zaider, M. - 2009

populations exposed to radon alpha particles. Topics of concern include the following: compound dual radiation action (general … approximations; nanodosimetry of radon alpha particles; application of the HSEF to assessing radiation risks in the practice of … radiation protection; carcinogenic risk coefficients at environmental levels of radon exposures: a microdosimetric approach; and …

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Using information provision and interactive risk maps to motivate testing for radon

Timmons, Shane; Lunn, Pete - 2022

Radon exposure in homes is a leading cause of lung cancer, but the rate at which householders test for it is low. In a … design interventions to increase perceived risk from radon and motivate testing. Results show that providing information … about radon increased belief that exposure would lead to negative consequences. Interactive maps that depict the …

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Optimal Tourism Development

Campos-Soria, Juan A. (contributor) - 2020

The early days of tourism development had a näive vision of tourism's impacts on society in terms of economic, social, and environmental benefits. Time has passed, and we have learnt lessons regarding the success and failure of tourism development. Mass tourism development has pros and cons...

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Behaviourally-informed household communications increase uptake of radon tests in a randomised controlled trial

Timmons, Shane; Lunn, Pete - 2023

Exposure to radon gas is a leading cause of lung cancer. Testing homes for the gas is straightforward, yet most people … to encourage test uptake. Households (N = 3,500) in areas at high risk of radon exposure were randomly assigned to …-designed enveloped with a radon risk map of the household's county. The behaviourally-informed letter led to a large increase in test …

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Residential energy efficiency retrofits: Potential unintended consequences

Collins, Matthew; Dempsey, Seraphim - 2017

Improving the energy efficiency of the residential building stock has increasingly been promoted by policy makers as a means of reducing energy demand in the residential sector. We review the literature on some non-energy impacts of energy efficiency retrofitting measures aimed at increasing the...

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The Price of Indoor Air Pollution: Evidence from Radon Maps and the Housing Market

Pinchbeck, Edward W.; Roth, Sefi; Szumilo, Nikodem; … - 2020

This paper uses the housing market to examine the costs of indoor air pollution. We focus on radon, an indoor air … exogenous variation in published radon risk levels. Using a repeat-sales approach, we find a significant negative relationship … between changes in published radon risk levels and residential property prices of affected properties. Interestingly, we do …

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