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

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National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Health Risks of Exposure to Radon

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TextSeries: BEIR (Series) ; 6.Publication details: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1999.Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 500 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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0585037337
9780585037332

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Health effects of exposure to radon.DDC classification:

363.17/99 21

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RA1247.R33 .H425 1999eb

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1999 E-646
WN 300

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44.13

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Contents:

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 -- App. A. Risk Modeling and Uncertainty Analysis -- App. B. Comparative Dosimetry -- App. C. Tobacco-Smoking and Its Interaction with Radon -- App. D. Miner Studies -- App. E. Exposures of Miners to Radon Progeny -- App. F. Exposures Other Than Radon in Underground Mines -- App. G. Epidemiologic Studies in the Indoor Environment.

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Summary: To develop appropriate public policy for indoor radon, decisionmakers need an accurate characterization of the risk of radon exposure and the ranges of exposures people actually receive. In response, the BEIR VI committee developed a mathematical model of lung cancer risk associated with radon, incorporating the latest information from epidemiology and scientific studies. This book provides a fresh assessment of exposure-dose relationships and discusses key issues - such as the weight of biological evidence and the associated extrapolations from radon-exposed miners to the larger population - in estimating the risk posed by indoor radon.Summary: This book considers 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 for policymakers and environmental advocates, while the technical findings will be of interest to environmental scientists and engineers.

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

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To develop appropriate public policy for indoor radon, decisionmakers need an accurate characterization of the risk of radon exposure and the ranges of exposures people actually receive. In response, the BEIR VI committee developed a mathematical model of lung cancer risk associated with radon, incorporating the latest information from epidemiology and scientific studies. This book provides a fresh assessment of exposure-dose relationships and discusses key issues - such as the weight of biological evidence and the associated extrapolations from radon-exposed miners to the larger population - in estimating the risk posed by indoor radon.

This book considers 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 for policymakers and environmental advocates, while the technical findings will be of interest to environmental scientists and engineers.

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