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WHO handbook on indoor radon : a public health perspective / [edited by Hajo Zeeb, and Ferid Shannoun].
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Radon.
- Radon--Health aspects.
- Radon--Physiological effect.
- Indoor air pollution--Health aspects.
- Indoor air pollution.
- Public health.
- Air--Pollution.
- Air.
- Gases, Rare.
- Gases.
- Gas.
- Pollutants.
- Chemical elements.
- Inorganic compounds.
- Medical care.
- Environment and Public Health.
- Air Pollution, Indoor.
- Public Health.
- Air Pollution.
- Air Pollutants, Radioactive.
- Noble Gases.
- Air Pollutants.
- Radioactive Pollutants.
- Elements, Radioactive.
- Complex Mixtures.
- Environmental Pollutants.
- Environmental Pollution.
- Elements.
- Chemical Actions and Uses.
- Delivery of Health Care.
- Patient Care.
- Medical Subjects:
- Environment and Public Health.
- Radon.
- Air Pollution, Indoor.
- Public Health.
- Air Pollution.
- Air Pollutants, Radioactive.
- Noble Gases.
- Air Pollutants.
- Radioactive Pollutants.
- Elements, Radioactive.
- Gases.
- Complex Mixtures.
- Environmental Pollutants.
- Environmental Pollution.
- Elements.
- Chemical Actions and Uses.
- Delivery of Health Care.
- Patient Care.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (110 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Geneva, Switzerland : World Health Organization, c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- ""The WHO Handbook on Indoor Radon"" is a key product of the WHO International Radon Project, which was launched in 2005. The ""Handbook"" focuses on residential radon exposure from a public health point of view and provides detailed recommendations on reducing health risks from radon and sound policy options for preventing and mitigating radon exposure. The material in the ""Handbook"" reflects the epidemiological evidence that indoor radon exposure is responsible for a substantial number of lung cancers in the general population. The material is organized into six chapters, each introduced b
- Contents:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Contributors / participants; Preface; Executive summary; Abbreviations; Glossary; Introduction; 1. Health effects of radon; 2. Radon measurements; 3. Radon prevention and mitigation; 4. Cost-effectiveness of radon control; 5. Radon risk communication
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9786612456152
- 9781282456150
- 1282456156
- 9789240684188
- 9240684182
- OCLC:
- 609852919
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