Radon and the risk of lung cancer in Aizawl district, Mizoram, India

Abstract

Aizawl district chhûngah hian radon tam lam teh a ni a. Kan tehna hmanrua atân chuan Solid State Nuclear Track Device (SSNTD) hman a ni. He SSNTD hi a bika siam plastic cylinder, a hming atâna ‘dosimeter’ an tih chhûngah dahin radon aṭanga lo chhuak alpha particles te hnuhma (nuclear track) a lo chhinchhiah a. He nuclear track tam lam hi Govt. Zirtiri Residen-tial Science College laboratory-ah Spark counter hmanga chhiar a ni. Sik leh sa, hun pui hrang hrang, fûr, thlasik leh nipui chhûnga Aizawl district bikah in sak dân chi hrang hrang chhûnga radon tam lam danglam dân he report-ah hian târ lan a ni. Chu bâkah, in sakna hmun ram leilung awm dân te azir pawh lantir tel a ni bawk. Radon hian chuap cancer a thlen thei tih finfiah a ni tawh a; meizial tih lohah chuan a thlentu nasa ber a ni hial. India ramah hian Aizawl district hi a mi chêng tam lama teha mipa leh hmeichhe zinga chuap can-cer nei tam ber pakhatna ve ve hauhtu a ni. He chuap cancer tam êm êmna chhan hi radon boruak vâng a ni thei ang em tih chu he report hi a khuh hawnna atân kan hmang dâwn a ni