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200 00$aHealth effects of exposure to radon$b[electronic resource] /$fCommittee on Health Risks of Exposure to Radon, Board on Radiation Effects Research, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council
210   $aWashington, D.C. $cNational Academy Press$d1999
215   $a1 online resource (516 p.)
225 1 $aBEIR ;$vVI
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a0-309-05645-4 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 430-471) and index.
327   $a""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""
327   $a""Appendix E Exposures of Miners to Radon Progeny""
330 8 $aRadon progeny--the decay products of radon gas--are a well-recognized cause of lung cancer in miners working underground. When radon was found to be a ubiquitous indoor air pollutant, however, it raised a more widespread alarm for public health.To develop appropriate public policy for indoor radon, decisionmakers need a characterization of the risk of radon exposure across the range of exposures people actually receive. In response, the BEIR VI committee has developed a mathematical model for the lung cancer risk associated with radon, incorporating the latest information from epidemiology and scientific studies. In this book the committee provides a fresh assessment of exposure-dose relationships. The volume discusses key issues--such as the weight of biological evidence and extrapolation from radon-exposed miners to the larger population--in estimating the risk posed by indoor radon. It also addresses such uncertainties as the combined effects of smoking and radon and the impact of the rate of exposure. The committee considered the entire body of evidence on radon and lung cancer, integrating findings from epidemiological studies with evidence from animal experiments and other lines of laboratory investigation. The conclusions will be important to policymakers and environmental advocates, while the technical findings will be of interest to environmental scientists and engineers.
410  0$aBEIR (Series) ;$v6.
606   $aRadon$xHealth aspects
606   $aRadon$xToxicology
606   $aRadon$xPhysiological effect
606   $aRadiation carcinogenesis
606   $aIndoor air pollution$xHealth aspects
606   $aHealth risk assessment
610   $aRadon
610   $aChemicals
610   $aIndoor Air Pollution
610   $aHealth Risk Assessment
610   $aScience
610   $aMedical
615  0$aRadon$xHealth aspects.
615  0$aRadon$xToxicology.
615  0$aRadon$xPhysiological effect.
615  0$aRadiation carcinogenesis.
615  0$aIndoor air pollution$xHealth aspects.
615  0$aHealth risk assessment.
676   $a363.17/99
712 02$aHealth Risks of Exposure to Radon Committee,
712 02$aLife Sciences Commission,
712 02$aDivision on Earth and Life Studies Staff,
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906   $aBOOK
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