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Pb as observed in Japan as a function of time, due to variations in radon concentration. [4] Radon concentration in the atmosphere is usually measured in becquerels per cubic meter (Bq/m 3), which is an SI derived unit. As a frame of reference, typical domestic exposures are about 100 Bq/m 3 indoors and 10–20 Bq/m 3 outdoors.
The number of people slain so far in 2024: 339. That’s 28 fewer people killed when compared with 2023. ... Chicago’s homicide victims in 2024 are often young, Black and male. ...
The International Radon Project (IRP) is a World Health Organization initiative to reduce the lung cancer risk around the world. The IRP released their guidance to member countries in September 2009. [ 1 ]
Radon is a major cause of cancer; it is estimated to contribute to ~2% of all cancer related deaths in Europe. [1] Radium, like radon, is radioactive and is found in small quantities in nature and is hazardous to life if radiation exceeds 20-50 mSv/year. Radium is a decay product of uranium and thorium. [2]
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An outbreak of cholera in 1849 killed 678 persons, 2.9 percent of the city's population, and an 1854 outbreak killed 1,424 people. Another cholera epidemic hit the city in 1866 and 1867. [5] [6] In the late 19th century, typhoid fever mortality rate in Chicago averaged 65 per 100,000 people a year. The worst year was 1891, when the typhoid ...
The July 1995 Chicago heat wave led to 739 heat-related deaths in Chicago over a period of five days. [1] Most of the victims of the heat wave were elderly poor residents of the city, who did not have air conditioning , or had air conditioning but could not afford to turn it on, and did not open windows or sleep outside for fear of crime. [ 2 ]
Multiple state capitol buildings across the country have reopened after they were evacuated Wednesday morning following a series of bomb threats.