04495nam 2200793 a 450 991077866850332120200520144314.00-309-52374-50-585-03733-7(CKB)110986584751936(EBL)3375739(SSID)ssj0000169501(PQKBManifestationID)12002092(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000169501(PQKBWorkID)10203356(PQKB)11461782(OCoLC)559791699(MiAaPQ)EBC3375739(Au-PeEL)EBL3375739(CaPaEBR)ebr10041159(OCoLC)923258516(BIP)047346454(EXLCZ)9911098658475193619980721d1999 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHealth 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 CouncilWashington, D.C. National Academy Press19991 online resource (516 p.)BEIR ;VIDescription based upon print version of record.0-309-05645-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. 430-471) and index.""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""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, decisionmakers need a characterization of the risk of radon exposure across the range of exposures people actually receive. In response, the BEIR VI committee has developed a mathematical model for the lung cancer risk associated with radon, incorporating the latest information from epidemiology and scientific studies. In this book the committee provides a fresh assessment of exposure-dose relationships. The volume discusses key issues--such as the weight of biological evidence and extrapolation from radon-exposed miners to the larger population--in estimating the risk posed by indoor radon. It also addresses such uncertainties as the combined effects of smoking and radon and the impact of the rate of exposure. The committee considered the entire body of evidence on radon and lung cancer, integrating findings from epidemiological studies with evidence from animal experiments and other lines of laboratory investigation. The conclusions will be important to policymakers and environmental advocates, while the technical findings will be of interest to environmental scientists and engineers.BEIR (Series) ;6.RadonHealth aspectsRadonToxicologyRadonPhysiological effectRadiation carcinogenesisIndoor air pollutionHealth aspectsHealth risk assessmentRadonChemicalsIndoor Air PollutionHealth Risk AssessmentScienceMedicalRadonHealth aspects.RadonToxicology.RadonPhysiological effect.Radiation carcinogenesis.Indoor air pollutionHealth aspects.Health risk assessment.363.17/99Health Risks of Exposure to Radon Committee,Life Sciences Commission,Division on Earth and Life Studies Staff,MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778668503321Health effects of exposure to radon3740843UNINA