Lung Cancer Mortality and Radon Concentration in a Chronically Exposed Neighborhood in Chihuahua, Mexico: A Geospatial Analysis
Joint Authors
Hinojosa de la Garza, Octavio R.
Sanín, Luz H.
Montero Cabrera, María Elena
Serrano Ramirez, Korina Ivette
Martínez Meyer, Enrique
Cortés, Manuel Reyes
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-08-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
This study correlated lung cancer (LC) mortality with statistical data obtained from government public databases.
In order to asses a relationship between LC deaths and radon accumulation in dwellings, indoor radon concentrations were measured with passive detectors randomly distributed in Chihuahua City.
Kriging (K) and Inverse-Distance Weighting (IDW) spatial interpolations were carried out.
Deaths were georeferenced and Moran’s I correlation coefficients were calculated.
The mean values (over n=171) of the interpolation of radon concentrations of deceased’s dwellings were 247.8 and 217.1 Bq/m3, for K and IDW, respectively.
Through the Moran’s I values obtained, correspondingly equal to 0.56 and 0.61, it was evident that LC mortality was directly associated with locations with high levels of radon, considering a stable population for more than 25 years, suggesting spatial clustering of LC deaths due to indoor radon concentrations.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hinojosa de la Garza, Octavio R.& Sanín, Luz H.& Montero Cabrera, María Elena& Serrano Ramirez, Korina Ivette& Martínez Meyer, Enrique& Cortés, Manuel Reyes. 2014. Lung Cancer Mortality and Radon Concentration in a Chronically Exposed Neighborhood in Chihuahua, Mexico: A Geospatial Analysis. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-11.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hinojosa de la Garza, Octavio R.…[et al.]. Lung Cancer Mortality and Radon Concentration in a Chronically Exposed Neighborhood in Chihuahua, Mexico: A Geospatial Analysis. The Scientific World Journal No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1051658
American Medical Association (AMA)
Hinojosa de la Garza, Octavio R.& Sanín, Luz H.& Montero Cabrera, María Elena& Serrano Ramirez, Korina Ivette& Martínez Meyer, Enrique& Cortés, Manuel Reyes. Lung Cancer Mortality and Radon Concentration in a Chronically Exposed Neighborhood in Chihuahua, Mexico: A Geospatial Analysis. The Scientific World Journal. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1051658
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1051658