Environmental Radon

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Properties

   • C. Richard Cothern

   Pages 1-29

3. History and Uses

   • C. Richard Cothern

   Pages 31-58

4. Measurement

   • Douglas J. Crawford-Brown, Jacqueline Michel

   Pages 59-80

5. Sources

   • Jacqueline Michel

   Pages 81-130

6. Human Exposure

   • Geoffrey G. Eichholz

   Pages 131-172

7. Dosimetry

   • Douglas J. Crawford-Brown

   Pages 173-213

8. Health Effects

   • Fred T. Cross

   Pages 215-248

9. Mitigation

   • Judith E. Cook, Daniel J. Egan Jr.

   Pages 249-272

10. Risk Assessment and Policy

    • William A. Mills, Daniel J. Egan Jr.

    Pages 273-295

11. Back Matter

    Pages 297-363

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This volume is intended for the professional who is a newcomer to the area of environmental radon. It marks the first time that chapters on these subjects have been brought together in a single volume, and it is arranged so that anyone with some basic university-level chemistry and physics can develop a clear understanding of the different aspects involved. The volume is intended to serve as a supplementary textbook in public health, environmental, and health physics courses. It also can be used by the professional to get "up to speed" in this rapidly evolving field. The chapters are not necessarily a discussion of the latest research in this fast-moving field, but are intended to bring the reader to a level at which he can easily understand the current literature. At the back of this volume the reader will find the references for the individual chapters, a general list of reading materials, a glossary, an appendix describing the equations for radioactive decay for a series of progeny, a table of often used conversion factors, and the addresses and brief biographies of the authors and editors. Both historical and SI (International System) units are used throughout the book to provide information for the widest range of readers. Thanks go to Tom Hess for the idea for this volume and to Jessica Barron for help in editing.

• Public Health
• assessment
• environment
• health
• policy
• ecotoxicology

• Office of the Administrator (A101F), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, USA

  C. Richard Cothern

• Center for Research Information, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, USA

  James E. Smith

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