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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0213-9111</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Gaceta Sanitaria]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Gac Sanit]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0213-9111</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Española de Salud Pública y Administración Sanitaria (SESPAS)]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S0213-91112025000102201</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.1016/j.gaceta.2024.102440</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Radon mitigation in the workplace in Spain: a cross-sectional interview-based study]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Mitigación de la exposición laboral a radón en España: un estudio transversal con entrevistas]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Martín-Gisbert]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Lucía]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ruano Raviña]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alberto]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="A a"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="A3 "/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Af4"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[García-Talavera]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Marta]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Candal-Pedreira]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Cristina]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[García]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Guadalupe]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Varela Lema]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Leonor]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="A a"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="A5"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pérez Ríos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mónica]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="A a"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="A5"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rey-Brandariz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Julia]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,University of Santiago de Compostela Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Santiago de Compostela A Coruña]]></addr-line>
<country>Spain</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,University of Santiago de Compostela Cross-disciplinary Research in Environmental Technologies (CRETUS) ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Santiago de Compostela A Coruña]]></addr-line>
<country>Spain</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Santiago de Compostela A Coruña]]></addr-line>
<country>Spain</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP)  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Spain</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af5">
<institution><![CDATA[,Spanish National Safety Council  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Madrid ]]></addr-line>
<country>Spain</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>39</volume>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0213-91112025000102201&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0213-91112025000102201&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0213-91112025000102201&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Objective: To evaluate radon mitigation frequency and possible determinants for mitigation among employers in Spain, before the new regulation came into force. We also aimed to assess the reasons for not mitigating radon.  Method: In this cross-sectional study, participants were systematically identified from all employers in Spain who had previously measured occupational radon through the Galician Radon Laboratory from 2015 until 2022. Employers responsible for at least one workplace where radon levels exceeded 300 Bq/m3 were included. Participants were interviewed via phone call by a trained interviewer. The information was recorded using an ad hoc questionnaire created as a result of a review. We analyzed mitigation frequency according to working sector, company size and maximum radon levels found. Reasons for not mitigating were ranked according to frequency.  Results: We interviewed 32 employers (response rate 91%). Overall mitigation frequency was 53%. Mitigation frequency increased with the company size. For workplaces &#8805;1000 Bq/m3 mitigation frequency was 67%. Lack of perception of radon as a health risk was the main reason for not mitigating.  Conclusions: Enhancing radon mitigation frequency in the workplace is a major area of improvement. We are of the opinion that employers need guidance and availability of mitigation services to comply with the new regulatory requirements in Spain.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Objetivo: Evaluar la frecuencia de mitigación de radón y sus determinantes en empleadores en España antes de la entrada en vigor de la nueva normativa, así como las razones para no mitigar el radón.  Método: Estudio transversal en el que los participantes fueron identificados sistemáticamente entre todos los empleadores que midieron el radón a través del Laboratorio de Radón de Galicia desde 2015 hasta 2022 y obtuvieron resultados que excedían el nivel de referencia. Fueron entrevistados telefónicamente por una entrevistadora capacitada usando un cuestionario ad hoc creado a partir de una revisión. Se analizó la frecuencia de mitigación según el sector, el tamaño de la empresa y los niveles de radón encontrados. Las razones para no mitigar se clasificaron según su frecuencia.  Resultados: Entrevistamos a 32 empleadores (tasa de respuesta del 91%). La frecuencia de mitigación general fue del 53%. La frecuencia de mitigación aumentó con el tamaño de la empresa. En lugares de trabajo con &#8805;1000 Bq/m3, la frecuencia de mitigación fue del 67%. La principal razón para no mitigar fue la falta de percepción del radón como un riesgo para la salud.  Conclusiones: Mejorar la frecuencia de mitigación del radón en lugares de trabajo es una importante área de mejora. Los empleadores necesitan orientación y disponibilidad de servicios de mitigación para cumplir con los nuevos requisitos regulatorios.]]></p></abstract>
<kwd-group>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Occupational health]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Directive 2013/59/Euratom]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Real Decreto 1029/2022]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Lung cancer]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Ionising radiation]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Salud laboral]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Directiva 2013/59/Euratom]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Real Decreto 1029/2022]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Cáncer de pulmón]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Radiación ionizante]]></kwd>
</kwd-group>
</article-meta>
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