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Risk Assessment of Radon in Drinking Water.
Title:
Risk Assessment of Radon in Drinking Water.
Author:
Staff, National Research Council.
ISBN:
9780309524742
Physical Description:
1 online resource (296 pages)
Contents:
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 -- Glossary -- A 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.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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