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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455768903321

Titolo

Health effects of exposure to radon [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on Health Risks of Exposure to Radon, Board on Radiation Effects Research, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1999

ISBN

0-309-52374-5

0-585-03733-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (516 p.)

Collana

BEIR ; ; VI

Disciplina

615.91

Soggetti

Radon - Health aspects

Radon - Toxicology

Radon - Physiological effect

Radiation carcinogenesis

Indoor air pollution - Health aspects

Health risk assessment

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 430-471) and index.

Nota di contenuto

""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""