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BEIR VI radon: The rest of the story
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BEIR VI radon: The rest of the story

Abstract

The National Academy of Sciences (USA) conducted an extensive review on the health effects of radon (BEIR VI). This was a well written and researched report which had impact on regulations, laws and remediation of radon in homes. There were a number of problems with the interpretation of the report and three are focused on here. First, most of the radiation dose used to estimate risk was from homes with radon levels below the US Environmental …

Authors

Zarnke AM; Tharmalingam S; Boreham DR; Brooks AL

Journal

Chemico-Biological Interactions, Vol. 301, , pp. 81–87

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

3 2019

DOI

10.1016/j.cbi.2018.11.012

ISSN

0009-2797