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It would be interesting to see what adding radon would do to the section on air pollution (arguably, radon is a form of air pollution, albeit not particulate).
by FiatLuxDave 8y ago
It would be interesting to see what adding radon would do to the section on air pollution (arguably, radon is a form of air pollution, albeit not particulate).
Since the current estimate in the USA is about 10,000 deaths per year (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2118410 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2118410), with of course, some dissent (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5590909/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5590909/), this is large enough to show up on the graph, especially for the developed countries.
Unfortunately, getting good data on radon-related death rates is difficult, as it must be parsed out of lung cancer rates with a number of assumptions applied. I figure that getting good data is in your wheelhouse. If not, I could probably put you in touch with someone at AARST or NRSB who may have better data.
Congrats on the Launch:HN!