Journal article
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