Health effects of exposure to radon

Health effects of exposure to radon

Radon progeny--the decay products of radon gas--are a well-recognized cause of lung cancer in miners working underground. When radon was found to be a ubiquitous indoor air pollutant, however, it raised a more widespread alarm for public health.To develop appropriate public policy for indoor radon,...

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Autor principal: National Research Council Staff (author)
Autores Corporativos: National Research Council Staff, author (author), Health Risks of Exposure to Radon Committee, author, Life Sciences Commission, author, Division on Earth and Life Studies Staff, author
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press 1999.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:BEIR (Series) ; 6.
Materias:
Radon > Health aspects.
Radon > Toxicology.
Radon > Physiological effect.
Radiation carcinogenesis.
Indoor air pollution > Health aspects.
Health risk assessment.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Public Summary: The Health Effects of Exposure to Indoor Radon""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 The Mechanistic Basis of Radon-Induced Lung Cancer""; ""3 Models and Risk Projections""; ""4 Health Effects of Radon Progeny on Non-Lung-Cancer Outcomes""; ""Appendix A Risk Modeling and Uncertainty Analysis""; ""Appendix B Comparative Dosimetry""; ""Appendix C Tobacco-Smoking and Its Interaction with Radon""; ""Appendix D Miner Studies""; ""Appendix E Exposures of Miners to Radon Progeny""
  • ""Appendix E Exposures of Miners to Radon Progeny""

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