04928nam 22012254a 450 991097031500332120251017110128.0978661208199697803091736740309173671978128208199412820819939780309524742030952474197805851436060585143609(CKB)110986584752468(EBL)3375539(SSID)ssj0000238604(PQKBManifestationID)11236388(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000238604(PQKBWorkID)10233825(PQKB)11211473(MiAaPQ)EBC3375539(Au-PeEL)EBL3375539(CaPaEBR)ebr10040956(CaONFJC)MIL208199(OCoLC)923257137(Perlego)4734034(DNLM)910464(EXLCZ)9911098658475246819990209d1999 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrRisk 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 Council1st ed.Washington, DC National Academy Press19991 online resource (296 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9780309062923 0309062926 Includes bibliographical references (p. 200-222) and index.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 -- ReferencesGlossary -- 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 -- IndexThe 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.Drinking waterContaminationUnited StatesRadonHealth aspectsIndoor air pollutionHealth aspectsUnited StatesRadon mitigationHealth risk assessmentUnited StatesRadiationDosageRadonWater-supplyCausationSanitary engineeringGases, RarePollutantsCarcinogensAirPollutionRiskSanitationChemical elementsPublic healthWater SupplyAir Pollution, IndooranalysisCarcinogens, EnvironmentalanalysisRadiation DosageRadonadverse effectsRisk FactorsDrinking waterContaminationRadonHealth aspects.Indoor air pollutionHealth aspectsRadon mitigation.Health risk assessmentRadiationDosage.Radon.Water-supply.Causation.Sanitary engineering.Gases, Rare.Pollutants.Carcinogens.AirPollution.Risk.Sanitation.Chemical elements.Public health.Water SupplyAir Pollution, IndooranalysisCarcinogens, EnvironmentalanalysisRadiation DosageRadonadverse effectsRisk Factors615.9/02National Research Council (U.S.).Committee on the Risk Assessment of Exposure to Radon in Drinking Water.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910970315003321Risk assessment of radon in drinking water4346143UNINA