Shelter and indoor air in the twenty-first century: Radon, smoking and lung cancer risks

Conference · Thu Mar 31 23:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:6750357

Fabrikant, J I

This document describes the relationship between indoor radon exposure, cigarette smoking, and lung cancer. The author explains the sources of radon, the tissues at risk, the human populations most likely to be affected, and the estimates of lung cancer in the population. 6 refs., 2 tabs. (TEM)

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098
• OSTI ID: 6750357
• Report Number(s): LBL-25665; CONF-8804205-1; ON: DE89000549
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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