Risk Assessment of Radon in Drinking Water.

The Safe Drinking Water Act directs the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate drinking-water quality, including setting a maximum contaminant level (MCL) for radon, an acknowledged carcinogen, to restrict the exposure of the public.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Staff, National Research Council
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington : National Academies Press, 1999.
Colección:Online access: National Academy of Sciences National Academies Press.
Online access: NCBI NCBI Bookshelf.
Temas:
Drinking water > Contamination > United States.
Health risk assessment > United States.
Indoor air pollution > Health aspects > United States.
Radon mitigation.
Radon > Health aspects.
Radiation > Dosage.
Radon.
Water-supply.
Causation.
Sanitary engineering.
Gases, Rare.
Pollutants.
Carcinogens.
Air > Pollution.
Risk.
Sanitation.
Chemical elements.
Public health.
Probabilities.
Pollution.
Inorganic compounds.
Statistics.
Medical care.
Air Pollution, Indoor
Carcinogens, Environmental
Radiation Dosage
Radon
Risk Factors
Water Supply
Causality
Sanitary Engineering
Noble Gases
Radiation
Radiometry
Environmental Pollutants
Carcinogens
Air Pollution
Risk
Radiologic Health
Elements, Radioactive
Sanitation
Elements
Investigative Techniques
Noxae
Public Health
Probability
Gases
Electromagnetic Phenomena
Toxic Actions
Epidemiologic Factors
Environmental Pollution
Quality of Health Care
Inorganic Chemicals
Statistics as Topic
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment
Chemical Actions and Uses
Physical Phenomena
Environment and Public Health
Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms
Chemicals and Drugs
Epidemiologic Methods
Phenomena and Processes
Delivery of Health Care
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation
Patient Care
Eau potable > Contamination > États-Unis.
Risques pour la santé > Évaluation > États-Unis.
Radon > Réduction.
Rayonnement > Dose.
Eau > Approvisionnement.
Causalité.
Technique sanitaire.
Gaz rares.
Polluants.
Cancérogènes.
Risque.
Salubrité publique.
Éléments chimiques.
Santé publique.
Probabilités.
Gaz.
Composés inorganiques.
Statistiques.
Phénomènes physiques.
Prestation de soins.
Statistique.
Soins médicaux.
sanitary engineering.
pollutants.
air pollution.
public health.
probability.
gas (material)
elements (chemical substances)
statistics.
Water-supply
Statistics
Sanitary engineering
Radiation > Dosage
Public health
Probabilities
Pollution
Pollutants
Medical care
Inorganic compounds
Gases, Rare
Chemical elements
Causation
Air > Pollution
Drinking water > Contamination
Health risk assessment
Indoor air pollution > Health aspects
Radon > Health aspects
Radon mitigation
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Matter
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Public Summary
  • Executive Summary
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Baseline Information on Indoor Radon and Radon in Water in the United States
  • 3 Transfer of Radon from Water to Indoor Air
  • 4 Dosimetry of Ingested Radon and its Associated Risk
  • 5 Dosimetry of Inhaled Radon and its Associated Risk
  • 6 Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Radon-Induced Carcinogenesis
  • 7 Defining Key Variabilities and Uncertainties
  • 8 Mitigation
  • 9 Multimedia Approach to Risk Reduction
  • 10 Research Recommendations
  • References
  • GlossaryA Behavior of Radon and its Decay Product in the Body
  • B A Model for Diffusion of Radon Through the Stomach Wall
  • C Water-Mitigation Techniques
  • D Risks Associated with Disinfection By-products Formed by Water Chlorination Related to Trihalomethanes (THMs)
  • E Gamma Radiation Dose From Granular-Activated Carbon (GAC) Water Treatment Units
  • F EPA Approach to Analyzing Uncertainty and Variability
  • Index

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