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| Title | Radon: Is it a problem |
| Creator/Author | Hart, B.L. ; Mettler, F.A. ; Harley, N.H. (Univ. of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque (USA)) |
| Publication Date | 1989 Sep 01 |
| OSTI Identifier | OSTI ID: 5346889 |
| Other Number(s) | Journal ID: ISSN 0033-8419; CODEN: RADLA |
| Resource Type | Journal Article |
| Resource Relation | Journal Name: Radiology; (USA); Journal Volume: 172:3 |
| Subject | 63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; LUNGS; NEOPLASMS; RADIOINDUCTION; RADON 222; RADIATION HAZARDS; CARCINOGENESIS; DAUGHTER PRODUCTS; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; RADIATION DOSES; RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; REVIEWS; RISK ASSESSMENT; AIR POLLUTION; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BODY; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DISEASES; DOCUMENT TYPES; DOSES; ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; HAZARDS; HEALTH HAZARDS; HEAVY NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; NUCLEI; ORGANS; PATHOGENESIS; POLLUTION; RADIOISOTOPES; RADON ISOTOPES; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM |
| Description/Abstract | Radon gas is a major source of radiation exposure to the general public. Radon-222 is a product of uranium-238, present in varying concentrations in all soils. Radon enters buildings from soil, water, natural gas, and building materials. Its short-lived breakdown products, termed radon daughters, include alpha-emitting solids that can deposit in the lungs. Firm evidence links lung cancer risk in miners with high exposure to radon daughters. The amount of risk associated with the much lower but chronic doses received in buildings is difficult to establish. By some extrapolations, radon daughters may be responsible for a significant number of lung cancer deaths. The existence or extent of synergism with smoking is unresolved. Local conditions can cause high levels of radon in some buildings, and measures that reduce indoor radon are of potential value. 39 references. |
| Country of Publication | United States |
| Language | English |
| Format | Medium: X; Size: Pages: 593-599 |
| System Entry Date | 2008 Feb 06 |
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