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Risk assessment of radon in drinking water /

Corporate Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Risk Assessment of Exposure to Radon in Drinking Water.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1999.
Subjects:
Drinking water > Contamination > United States.
Radon > Health aspects.
Indoor air pollution > Health aspects > United States.
Radon mitigation.
Health risk assessment > United States.
Water Supply > analysis.
Air Pollution, Indoor > analysis.
Carcinogens, Environmental > analysis.
Radiation Dosage.
Radon > adverse effects.
Risk Factors.
MEDICAL > Toxicology.
Drinking water > Contamination.
Health risk assessment.
Indoor air pollution > Health aspects.
United States.
Online Access:http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=14378
Table of 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.

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