Residential radon exposure and leukemia: A meta-analysis and dose-response meta-analyses for ecological, case-control, and cohort studies

Radon – occurrence and impact on the health

“…No effect of radon exposure on the risk of lung cancer was reported only by Dobrzyński et al [14]. In turn, Moon and Yoo [54] showed dose-dependent significant risk of leukemia in children and adults exposed to indoor radon.…”

“…causing of series of damages as a result of collisions with macromolecules such as proteins, fats, or nucleic acids and stimulating the formation of an increased amount of harmful free radicals. The most dangerous damages caused by ionizing radiation are changes to DNA, which may disturb the functions of cells and in the consequence lead to induction of cancer of respiratory tract, mainly of lungs and also leukaemia [53,54]. Especially, a particles may cause DNA damage leading to cancer initiation [17,68].…”

Occupational exposure monitoring for radon in various manufacturing workplaces and underground public-use facilities in Korea

“…remains limited. [22][23][24][25][26][27][28] Considering the health effects of radon exposure, many domestic experts in the elds of environmental health and industrial hygiene conducted several studies of occupational exposure assessment at various workplaces, such as building material manufacturing sites and offices, 29 fertilizer, gypsum board and cement manufacturing sites, 30 sites that employ manufacturing processes using monazite, 11 and Seoul and other metropolitan subway stations. [31][32][33][34] Based on the study results, these studies have tried to understand the current status and characteristics of occupational radon exposure and develop more effective preventive measures for reducing the radon exposure levels at workplaces exceeding the occupational exposure limits (OELs).…”

Sustainability transitions of contaminated sites: A global meta‐analysis on economic effects of remediation behaviour

“…Given this discrepancy in the literature, here we carry out a detailed meta-analysis of existing HPM literature on contaminated sites to examine what variables significantly affect property value loss near to contaminated sites, and the extent to which property value loss occurs. Meta-analysis refers to a statistical technique used to achieve unified and more general conclusions by synthesizing the results from primary studies answering similar research questions, providing a quantifiable method to test publication bias and small-study effects, as opposed to a simple narrative review, which can lead to subjective findings (Glass, 1976;Moon & Yoo, 2021;Stanley et al, 2013).…”

“…Given this discrepancy in the literature, here we carry out a detailed meta‐analysis of existing HPM literature on contaminated sites to examine what variables significantly affect property value loss near to contaminated sites, and the extent to which property value loss occurs. Meta‐analysis refers to a statistical technique used to achieve unified and more general conclusions by synthesizing the results from primary studies answering similar research questions, providing a quantifiable method to test publication bias and small‐study effects, as opposed to a simple narrative review, which can lead to subjective findings (Glass, 1976; Moon & Yoo, 2021; Stanley et al, 2013). Recently, meta‐analysis has gradually expanded to the field of environmental economics, covering but not limited to assessment of superfund sites (Braden et al, 2011; Kiel & Williams, 2007), water quality (Chen et al, 2019; Van Houtven et al, 2007), and the value of urban green space (Bockarjova et al, 2019; Diluiso et al, 2021).…”