Comparative Dosimetry Of Radon In Mines And Homes

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Board on Radiation Effects Research,Panel on Dosimetric Assumptions Affecting the Application of Radon Risk Estimates
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1991-02-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309044844

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Comparative Dosimetry of Radon in Mines and Homes by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Board on Radiation Effects Research,Panel on Dosimetric Assumptions Affecting the Application of Radon Risk Estimates Pdf

Studies of underground miners have provided a wealth of data about the risk of lung cancer from exposure to radon's progeny elements, but the application of the miner data to the home environment is not straightforward. In Comparative Dosimetry of Radon in Mines and Homes, an expert committee uses a new dosimetric model to extrapolate to the home environment the risk relationships found in the miner studies. Important new scaling factors are developed for applying risk estimates based on miner data to men, women, and children in domestic environments. The book includes discussions of radon dosimetry and the uncertainties concerning other risk factors such as age and smoking habits. The book also contains a thorough technical discussion of the characteristics of radioactive aerosols in domestic environments, the dose of inhaled radon progeny to different age groups, identification of respiratory tract cells at the greatest risk of carcinogenesis, and a complete description of the new lung dose model being developed by the International Commission on Radiological Protection as modified by this committee.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Regulation
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105019606479

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Pending Indoor Air Quality and Radon Abatement Legislation by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Regulation Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Housing and health
ISBN : MINN:31951P01092309D

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Radon by Anonim Pdf

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Committee on Health Effects of Exposure to Radon (BEIR VI)
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1994-02-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309050876

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Health Effects of Exposure to Radon by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Committee on Health Effects of Exposure to Radon (BEIR VI) Pdf

This book evaluates recently published data related to the risk associated with human exposure to radon and radon progeny and assesses whether sufficient and appropriate new information is available to deem necessary a reassessment of health risks due to exposure to radon.

Author : National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1328 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Medicine
ISBN : MINN:31951D01092869N

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National Library of Medicine Current Catalog by National Library of Medicine (U.S.) Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : ASTM International
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Radon
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Radon by Anonim Pdf

The National Safety Council presents the fact sheet "Radon." Radon is a radioactive gas that can increase a person's risk of lung cancer. The fact sheet explains what radon is, how it works, how it effects one's health, and more.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Committee on the Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiations
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 623 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1988-02-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309037891

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Health Risks of Radon and Other Internally Deposited Alpha-Emitters by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Committee on the Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiations Pdf

This book describes hazards from radon progeny and other alpha-emitters that humans may inhale or ingest from their environment. In their analysis, the authors summarize in one document clinical and epidemiological evidence, the results of animal studies, research on alpha-particle damage at the cellular level, metabolic pathways for internal alpha-emitters, dosimetry and microdosimetry of radionuclides deposited in specific tissues, and the chemical toxicity of some low-specific-activity alpha-emitters. Techniques for estimating the risks to humans posed by radon and other internally deposited alpha-emitters are offered, along with a discussion of formulas, models, methods, and the level of uncertainty inherent in the risk estimates.

Author : Kyle Steenland,David A. Savitz
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0195095642

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Topics in Environmental Epidemiology by Kyle Steenland,David A. Savitz Pdf

A comprehensive survey of the epidemiology of common environmental exposures, this volume covers diet, water, particulates in outdoor air, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, environmental tobacco smoke, radon in homes, electromagnetic fields, and lead. Design and analysis issues, risk assessment and meta-analysis, and future directions in environmental epidemiology are also discussed. All chapters provide a review of the relevant literature as well as an overview of important methodologic issues, particularly exposure assessment and statistical methods. Most of these exposures are widespread and low-level, and are thought to increase the risk of chronic diseases that have many causes. Even though the disease risks due to these exposures may be low, the public health burden may be significant because large numbers of people are exposed. Such exposures are inherently difficult to detect via observational epidemiology. This book clarifies the problems and suggests ways to move forward. It will be useful to students and practitioners of public health, environmental health, and epidemiology.

Author : Richard B. Gammage
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1996-04-29
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1566701449

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Indoor Air and Human Health by Richard B. Gammage Pdf

How does the way in which we heat, cool, insulate, furnish, and ventilate our buildings affect our health? What is the association between physical and chemical conditions of indoor air and human health? This new book presents the latest breakthroughs in applied research in the areas of chemical sensitivity, allergies, bioaerosols, neurotoxicity, and carcinogenic effects of radon and tobacco smoke. Anyone involved in public health, including epidemiologists, health regulators, public health scientists, microbiologists, radiologists, organic chemists, environmental scientists, neurotoxicologists, and industrial hygienists, will find the information in Indoor Air and Human Health both practical and interesting.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : NV Bureau of Mines & Geology
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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B108: Radon in Nevada by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NWU:35556031249998

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Resource Program by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 4896 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2019-08-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780444639523

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Encyclopedia of Environmental Health by Anonim Pdf

Encyclopedia of Environmental Health, Second Edition, Six Volume Set presents the newest release in this fundamental reference that updates and broadens the umbrella of environmental health, especially social and environmental health for its readers. There is ongoing revolution in governance, policies and intervention strategies aimed at evolving changes in health disparities, disease burden, trans-boundary transport and health hazards. This new edition reflects these realities, mapping new directions in the field that include how to minimize threats and develop new scientific paradigms that address emerging local, national and global environmental concerns. Represents a one-stop resource for scientifically reliable information on environmental health Fills a critical gap, with information on one of the most rapidly growing scientific fields of our time Provides comparative approaches to environmental health practice and research in different countries and regions of the world Covers issues behind specific questions and describes the best available scientific methods for environmental risk assessment

Author : J. W. Marsh,Alan Birchall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 27 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Atmospheric radon
ISBN : 0859516423

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Uncertainty Analysis of the Absorbed Dose to Regions of the Lung Per Unit Exposure to Radon Progeny in a Mine by J. W. Marsh,Alan Birchall Pdf

Author : Rhoda G.M. Wang
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 543 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08-26
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781000104943

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Water Contamination and Health by Rhoda G.M. Wang Pdf

This volume examines every potential means of exposure to water contaminants, provides in-depth discussions on toxicology, and explains up-to-date techniques for evaluating human health risk. It develops a methodology for assessing the cumulative absorbed dose of contaminants through all routes of exposure, including ingestion, inhalation and dermal. Federal and state efforts to monitor and treat water are examined.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : National Academies
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Cancer
ISBN : NAP:13557

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Ionizing Radiation Risk Assessment by Anonim Pdf