Author: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Division of Standards Development and Technology TransferPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Occupational Exposure to Radon Progeny in Underground Mines
Author: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Division of Standards Development and Technology TransferPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Occupational Exposure to Radon Progeny in Underground Mines
Author: Occupational Exposure to Radon Progeny in Underground Mines
Author: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Division of Standards Development and Technology TransferPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Industrial hygiene
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Criteria for a Recommended Standard--occupational Exposure to Radon Progeny in Underground Mines
Author: Criteria for a Recommended Standard, Occupational Exposure to Radon Progeny in Underground Mines
Author: Patricia WentworthPublisher:
ISBN: 9789991064987
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Criteria for a Recommended Standard
Author: National Institute for Occupational Safety and HealthPublisher:
ISBN: 9780160025327
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
Health Risks of Radon and Other Internally Deposited Alpha-Emitters
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309037891
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 623
Book Description
This book describes hazards from radon progeny and other alpha-emitters that humans may inhale or ingest from their environment. In their analysis, the authors summarize in one document clinical and epidemiological evidence, the results of animal studies, research on alpha-particle damage at the cellular level, metabolic pathways for internal alpha-emitters, dosimetry and microdosimetry of radionuclides deposited in specific tissues, and the chemical toxicity of some low-specific-activity alpha-emitters. Techniques for estimating the risks to humans posed by radon and other internally deposited alpha-emitters are offered, along with a discussion of formulas, models, methods, and the level of uncertainty inherent in the risk estimates.
Diseases of Uranium Miners and Other Underground Miners Exposed to Radon
Author: Johathan SametPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Uranium miners
Languages : en
Pages : 6
Book Description
Excess lung cancer has been demonstrated in many groups of underground miners exposed to radon, including uranium miners and those mining other substances in radon-contaminated mines. In the United States, most underground uranium mines had shut down by the late 1980s, but occupational exposure to radon progeny remains a concern for many other types of underground miners and other underground workers. Worldwide, uranium mining continues, with documented production in Canada, South Af rica and other African countries, and Australia. Thus, radon in underground mines remains a significant occupational hazard as the end of the twentieth century approaches.
Radon and Lung Cancer Risk
Author: Jay H. LubinComparative Dosimetry of Radon in Mines and Homes
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309044847
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Studies of underground miners have provided a wealth of data about the risk of lung cancer from exposure to radon's progeny elements, but the application of the miner data to the home environment is not straightforward. In Comparative Dosimetry of Radon in Mines and Homes, an expert committee uses a new dosimetric model to extrapolate to the home environment the risk relationships found in the miner studies. Important new scaling factors are developed for applying risk estimates based on miner data to men, women, and children in domestic environments. The book includes discussions of radon dosimetry and the uncertainties concerning other risk factors such as age and smoking habits. The book also contains a thorough technical discussion of the characteristics of radioactive aerosols in domestic environments, the dose of inhaled radon progeny to different age groups, identification of respiratory tract cells at the greatest risk of carcinogenesis, and a complete description of the new lung dose model being developed by the International Commission on Radiological Protection as modified by this committee.