Risk assessment of radon in drinking water
Conference
·
· Trace Subst. Environ. Health; (United States)
OSTI ID:5963530
By combining information about occurrence, transport, exposure and health effects of radon from drinking water, it has been estimated that over a period of 70 years, between 5000 and 50,000 lung cancer fatalities are caused by inhalation of natural radon gas released from US public drinking water supplies. The average concentration of radon in these water supplies generates a lifetime risk of the order of 1 in 10,000, a higher risk than for any contaminant currently regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
- Research Organization:
- Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 5963530
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-8805159-
- Conference Information:
- Journal Name: Trace Subst. Environ. Health; (United States) Journal Volume: 12
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
BODY
DISEASES
DRINKING WATER
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
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INTAKE
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Kinetics
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BODY
DISEASES
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ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
ELEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
FLUIDS
GASES
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INGESTION
INTAKE
LUNGS
MASS TRANSFER
NEOPLASMS
NONMETALS
ORGANS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
RADIOINDUCTION
RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION
RADON
RARE GASES
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
RISK ASSESSMENT
TOXICITY
WATER