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| Title | Methodology issues in risk assessment for radon |
| Creator/Author | Harley, N.H. (New York Univ. Medical Center, New York (United States)) |
| Publication Date | 1991 Jan 01 |
| OSTI Identifier | OSTI ID: 5075055 |
| Other Number(s) | Journal ID: ISSN 0091-6765; CODEN: EVHPA |
| Resource Type | Journal Article |
| Resource Relation | Journal Name: Environmental Health Perspectives; (United States); Journal Volume: 90 |
| Subject | 63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.; CARCINOGENESIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; LUNGS; RADIATION DOSES; DAUGHTER PRODUCTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEOPLASMS; RADON 222; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BODY; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DISEASES; DOSES; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; HEAVY NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; NUCLEI; ORGANS; PATHOGENESIS; RADIOISOTOPES; RADON ISOTOPES; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM |
| Description/Abstract | The alpha dose per unit radon daughter exposure in mines and homes is comparable at about 5 mGy/WLM. This means that excess lung cancer risk determined in follow-up studies of miners should be valid to extrapolating to environmental populations. There are several models currently used for risk projection to estimate lung cancer in the US from indoor radon exposure. The accuracy of the estimated depends upon the quality of the exposure data and the models. Recent miner epidemiology confirms that excess lung cancer risk decreases with time subsequent to cessation of exposure. The most rigorous ecological study, to date, shows a persistent negative relationship between average measured indoor radon in US counties and lung cancer mortality. A model for lung cancer risk is proposed that includes smoking, urbanization, and radon exposure. The model helps to explain the difficulties in observing the direct effects of indoor radon in the environment. |
| Country of Publication | United States |
| Language | English |
| Format | Medium: X; Size: Pages: 177-180 |
| System Entry Date | 2008 Feb 06 |
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