{"product_id":"health-effects-of-exposure-to-national-research-council-9780309056458","title":"Health Effects of Exposure to Radon: Beir VI","description":"\u003cp\u003eRadon progeny--the decay products of radon gas--are a well-recognized cause of lung cancer in miners working underground. When radon was found to be a ubiquitous indoor air pollutant, however, it raised a more widespread alarm for public health.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo develop appropriate public policy for indoor radon, decisionmakers need a characterization of the risk of radon exposure across the range of exposures people actually receive. In response, the BEIR VI committee has developed a mathematical model for the lung cancer risk associated with radon, incorporating the latest information from epidemiology and scientific studies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this book the committee provides a fresh assessment of exposure-dose relationships. The volume discusses key issues--such as the weight of biological evidence and extrapolation from radon-exposed miners to the larger population--in estimating the risk posed by indoor radon. It also addresses such uncertainties as the combined effects of smoking and radon and the impact of the rate of exposure.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe committee considered the entire body of evidence on radon and lung cancer, integrating findings from epidemiological studies with evidence from animal experiments and other lines of laboratory investigation. The conclusions will be important to policymakers and environmental advocates, while the technical findings will be of interest to environmental scientists and engineers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e National Research Council,Commission on Life Sciences,Board on Radiation Effects Research\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0309056454\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780309056458\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e National Academies Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/17\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.33h x 6.35w x 1.41d","brand":"National Research Council","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48447619793151,"sku":"9780309056458","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ed11b176-011a-49f1-b4ea-391a474a9c35.jpg?v=1777233904","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/health-effects-of-exposure-to-national-research-council-9780309056458","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}