Radiation in the workplace: what to do?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
What are the preventive and corrective measures?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
How to measure?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Legal framework<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
What are the health effects?<\/strong><\/h2>\nRadon produces radioactive particles in the air we breathe.
\nThese particles remain in our airways and begin to emit radiation, which leads to further damage to the lungs.
\nWhen exposure is prolonged, the risk of lung cancer is higher. <\/p>\n
According to the World Health Organization, it is estimated that exposure to radon causes between 3% and 14% of lung cancers worldwide<\/strong>.
\nIn Europe<\/strong>, radon exposure is responsible for 9% of lung cancer deaths<\/strong>. <\/p>\nRadon in Portugal<\/strong><\/h2>\nIn Portugal, there are certain areas that are more likely to have buildings with high levels of radon inside, such as Braga, Porto, Viseu, Vila Real, among others.<\/p>\n
\nThese particles remain in our airways and begin to emit radiation, which leads to further damage to the lungs.
\nWhen exposure is prolonged, the risk of lung cancer is higher. <\/p>\n
\nIn Europe<\/strong>, radon exposure is responsible for 9% of lung cancer deaths<\/strong>. <\/p>\n