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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.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Drinking water--Contamination--United States.
- Drinking water.
- Radon--Health aspects.
- Radon.
- Indoor air pollution--Health aspects--United States.
- Indoor air pollution.
- Radon mitigation.
- Health risk assessment--United States.
- Health risk assessment.
- Radiation--Dosage.
- Radiation.
- Water-supply.
- Causation.
- Sanitary engineering.
- Gases, Rare.
- Pollutants.
- Carcinogens.
- Air--Pollution.
- Air.
- Risk.
- Sanitation.
- Chemical elements.
- Public health.
- Water Supply.
- Air Pollution, Indoor--analysis.
- Carcinogens, Environmental--analysis.
- Radiation Dosage.
- Radon--adverse effects.
- Risk Factors.
- Medical Subjects:
- Water Supply.
- Air Pollution, Indoor--analysis.
- Carcinogens, Environmental--analysis.
- Radiation Dosage.
- Radon--adverse effects.
- Risk Factors.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (296 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : National Academy Press, 1999.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The Safe Drinking Water Act directs the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate drinking-water quality, including setting a maximum contaminant level (MCL) for radon, an acknowledged carcinogen, to restrict the exposure of the public.
- Contents:
- Front Matter
- Preface
- Contents
- Public Summary
- Executive Summary
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Baseline Information on Indoor Radon and Radon in Water in the United States
- 3 Transfer of Radon from Water to Indoor Air
- 4 Dosimetry of Ingested Radon and its Associated Risk
- 5 Dosimetry of Inhaled Radon and its Associated Risk
- 6 Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Radon-Induced Carcinogenesis
- 7 Defining Key Variabilities and Uncertainties
- 8 Mitigation
- 9 Multimedia Approach to Risk Reduction
- 10 Research Recommendations
- References
- Glossary
- A Behavior of Radon and its Decay Product in the Body
- B A Model for Diffusion of Radon Through the Stomach Wall
- C Water-Mitigation Techniques
- D Risks Associated with Disinfection By-products Formed by Water Chlorination Related to Trihalomethanes (THMs)
- E Gamma Radiation Dose From Granular-Activated Carbon (GAC) Water Treatment Units
- F EPA Approach to Analyzing Uncertainty and Variability
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 200-222) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786612081996
- 9780309173674
- 0309173671
- 9781282081994
- 1282081993
- 9780309524742
- 0309524741
- 9780585143606
- 0585143609
- OCLC:
- 923257137
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