34 percent of Galician secondary schools exceed maximum recommended radon levels
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 - 11:01
in Health & Medicine
Researchers from the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) have analysed levels of radon, a natural radioactive gas, in 58 secondary schools in Galicia. The results show that 34% of these schools exceed the limit of 400 Bequerels/m3 recommended by the European Union. Excessive inhalation of radon is associated with lung cancer.