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UNINA9910970315003321 |
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Titolo |
Risk assessment of radon in drinking water / / Committee on the Risk Assessment of Exposure to Radon in Drinking Water, Board on Radiation Effects Research, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Washington, DC, : National Academy Press, 1999 |
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9786612081996 |
9780309173674 |
0309173671 |
9781282081994 |
1282081993 |
9780309524742 |
0309524741 |
9780585143606 |
0585143609 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (296 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Drinking water - Contamination - United States |
Radon - Health aspects |
Indoor air pollution - Health aspects - United States |
Radon mitigation |
Health risk assessment - United States |
Radiation - Dosage |
Radon |
Water-supply |
Causation |
Sanitary engineering |
Gases, Rare |
Pollutants |
Carcinogens |
Air - Pollution |
Risk |
Sanitation |
Chemical elements |
Public health |
Water Supply |
Air Pollution, Indoor - analysis |
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Carcinogens, Environmental - analysis |
Radiation Dosage |
Radon - adverse effects |
Risk Factors |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 200-222) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Matter -- Preface -- Contents -- Public Summary -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Baseline Information on Indoor Radon and Radon in Water in the United States -- 3 Transfer of Radon from Water to Indoor Air -- 4 Dosimetry of Ingested Radon and its Associated Risk -- 5 Dosimetry of Inhaled Radon and its Associated Risk -- 6 Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Radon-Induced Carcinogenesis -- 7 Defining Key Variabilities and Uncertainties -- 8 Mitigation -- 9 Multimedia Approach to Risk Reduction -- 10 Research Recommendations -- References |
Glossary -- A Behavior of Radon and its Decay Product in the Body -- B A Model for Diffusion of Radon Through the Stomach Wall -- C Water-Mitigation Techniques -- D Risks Associated with Disinfection By-products Formed by Water Chlorination Related to Trihalomethanes (THMs) -- E Gamma Radiation Dose From Granular-Activated Carbon (GAC) Water Treatment Units -- F EPA Approach to Analyzing Uncertainty and Variability -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The Safe Drinking Water Act directs the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate drinking-water quality, including setting a maximum contaminant level (MCL) for radon, an acknowledged carcinogen, to restrict the exposure of the public. |
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