Risks from Radon: Reconciling Miner and Residential Epidemiology

Everyone is exposed to radon, an inert radioactive gas that occurs naturally and is present everywhere in the atmosphere. The annual dose from radon and its (short-lived) decay products is typically about one-half of the dose received by members of the public from all natural sources of ionizing rad...

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Published inAIP conference proceedings Vol. 1034; no. 1; pp. 337 - 346
Main Authors Chambers, Douglas B, Harley, Naomi H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.01.2008
Subjects
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
DAUGHTER PRODUCTS
DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIPS
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
EUROPE
EXTRAPOLATION
HUMAN POPULATIONS
MINERS
MINES
NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY
NORTH AMERICA
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE
RADIATION DOSES
RADIATION PROTECTION
RADON
RISK ASSESSMENT
UNDERGROUND
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Summary:Everyone is exposed to radon, an inert radioactive gas that occurs naturally and is present everywhere in the atmosphere. The annual dose from radon and its (short-lived) decay products is typically about one-half of the dose received by members of the public from all natural sources of ionizing radiation. Data on exposures and consequent effects have recently been reviewed by the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) and the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR). Studies of underground miners provides a well-established basis for estimating risks from occupational exposures to radon and for studying factors that may affect the dose response relationship such as the reduction of risk (coefficients) with increasing time since exposure.
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ISBN:073540559X
9780735405592
ISSN:0094-243X
1551-7616
DOI:10.1063/1.2991241