Published 2004-03-25
Keywords
- Radon,
- radioactivity,
- geohazards,
- lung cancer
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Abstract
Natural hazards such as hydrological, seismological, volcanological and landslides are included in the Colombian territorial planning. An increasing understanding of the elevated impact in the public health that plays radioactive hazard caused by radon, has allowed in european countries and in the United States of America to introduce important legal issues focussed on the reduction of the associated natural radioactive risk.
Radon is a gas responsible of 65% of all radioactive hazard in our planet. This gas is accumulated in the indoor´s air, in silet form and is the second cause of lung cancer deaths, after the tobacco consumption.
In this work some commentaries are made on the study state of radon gas in Colombia, as well as some experiences in european countries and in the United States of America.
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