Title 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

Published Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1999

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 279 pages) : illustrations, maps, charts illustration map chart Contents Baseline information on indoor radon and radon in water in the United States -- Transfer of radon from water to indoor air -- Dosimetry of ingested radon and its associated risk -- Dosimetry of inhaled radon and its associated risk -- Molecular and cellular mechanisms of radon-induced carcinogenesis -- Defining key variabilities and uncertainties -- Mitigation -- Multimedia approach to risk reduction -- Research recommendations Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Drinking water -- Contamination -- United States Radon -- Health aspects Indoor air pollution -- Health aspects -- United States Radon mitigation. Health risk assessment -- United States Radiation -- Dosage. Water Supply -- analysis Air Pollution, Indoor -- analysis Carcinogens, Environmental -- analysis Radiation Dosage Radon -- adverse effects Risk Factors MEDICAL -- Toxicology. Radiation -- Dosage Drinking water -- Contamination Health risk assessment Indoor air pollution -- Health aspects Radon -- Health aspects Radon mitigation United States Form Electronic book Author National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Risk Assessment of Exposure to Radon in Drinking Water LC no. 99006134 ISBN 0585143609 9780585143606 9786612081996 6612081996

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