A cost effectiveness analysis of interventions to reduce residential radon exposure in Canada
| Autor: | Nicholas Birkett, Jeff Whyte, Janet Gaskin, Doug Coyle, Daniel Krewksi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Radon mitigation
Marginal cost Canada Environmental Engineering Cost-Benefit Analysis 0208 environmental biotechnology chemistry.chemical_element Radon 02 engineering and technology Population health 010501 environmental sciences Management Monitoring Policy and Law 01 natural sciences Environmental health Waste Management and Disposal 0105 earth and related environmental sciences health policy General Medicine Cost-effectiveness analysis Environmental exposure Environmental Exposure Census Metropolitan area respiratory tract diseases 020801 environmental engineering lung cancer chemistry Air Pollution Indoor Housing Quality of Life Environmental science population health |
| Zdroj: | Journal of environmental management. 247 |
| ISSN: | 1095-8630 |
| Popis: | The objective of this analysis is to estimate the incremental cost effectiveness ratios for the 2012 populations in Canada, each province/territory, and 17 census metropolitan areas, for practical radon mitigation scenarios to reduce residential radon exposures. Sixteen intervention scenarios compare radon mitigation implemented at differing rates in new and existing housing relative to preventive measures installed at construction, using three different radon mitigation thresholds. A period life-table analysis was conducted using data derived from two recent Canadian radon surveys, along with Canadian mortality and quality of life data. Analyses adopted a lifetime horizon and a discount rate of 1.5%. It is practical to reduce residential radon and associated lung cancer mortality in Canada, and the most cost effective scenario at each radon mitigation threshold is the combination of the activation of the preventive measures in new housing and mitigation of existing housing. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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