Distribution of indoor radon concentrations and elements of a strategy for control
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Indoor radon concentrations vary widely in the US housing stock, with normal concentrations estimated to cause a significant risk of lung cancer by comparison with environmental exposures normally considered, and high concentrations causing risks that exceed even those from cigarette smoking. The probability distribution, i.e., the number of houses at various concentrations, can be estimated from an analysis of the US indoor radon data accumulated to date. Such an analysis suggests that in abou…
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Date:
May 1, 1986
Creator:
Nero, A.V. Jr.
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