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000718640 0860_ $$aHE 20.518:R 11/2
000718640 1001_ $$aKeith, Sam$$q(Samuel),$$eauthor.
000718640 24510 $$aToxicological profile for radon /$$cchemical managers/authors, Sam Keith, John R. Doyle, Carolyn Harper, Moiz Mumtaz, Oscar Tarrago, David W. Wohlers, Gary L. Diamond, Mario Citra, Lynn E. Barber.
000718640 264_1 $$aAtlanta, Georgia :$$bU.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry,$$c[2012]
000718640 300__ $$a1 online resource (1 PDF file (various pagings)) :$$billustrations.
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000718640 500__ $$aTitle from PDF title page.
000718640 500__ $$a"A Toxicological Profile for Radon, Draft for Public Comment was released in September 2008. This edition supersedes any previously released draft or final profile"--p. iii.
000718640 500__ $$a"May 2012."
000718640 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references.
000718640 5203_ $$aThis public health statement tells you about radon and the effects of exposure to it. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) identifies the most serious hazardous waste sites in the nation. These sites are then placed on the National Priorities List (NPL) and are targeted for long-term federal clean-up activities. The presence of radon at any site could be a consequence of its natural occurrence in the environment; its production from substances in anthropogenic hazardous waste; or both. These sites may be sources of exposure and exposure to this substance may be harmful. When a substance is released from a large area, such as an industrial plant, or from a container, such as a drum or bottle, it enters the environment. This release does not always lead to exposure. You are exposed to a substance when you come in contact with it. You may be exposed by breathing, eating, or drinking the substance, or by skin contact. External exposure to radiation may occur from natural or man-made sources. Radon is a naturally-occurring radioactive gas that changes into other radioactive substances, called progeny. Since radon and its progeny are present together in rock, soil, water, air, and construction materials, you will be exposed to the low-level radiation they give off just by being near them. Naturally occurring sources of radiation include radon and other radioactive elements in air, water, soil, or building materials, as well as cosmic radiation from space. Man-made radioactive materials are found in consumer products, industrial equipment, nuclear medicine patients, and to a smaller extent from atomic bomb fallout, hospital waste, and nuclear reactors. The results of the 1992 EPA National Residential Radon Survey estimated that 1 in 15 homes had an elevated radon level (i.e., a level at or above the EPA action level of 4 picocuries per liter of air). At the time, an estimated 5.8 million homes had an elevated radon level. The source of radon in homes is from naturally occurring (geologic) sources. When you are exposed to radon many factors will determine whether you will be harmed. These factors include the dose (how much), the duration (how long), and how you come in contact with it. You must also consider any other chemicals you are exposed to and your age, sex, diet, family traits, lifestyle, and state of health.
000718640 588__ $$aDescription based on version viewed: Dec. 3, 2013.
000718640 650_0 $$aRadon$$xToxicology.
000718640 650_0 $$aRadon$$xPhysiological effect.
000718640 650_0 $$aRadon$$xEnvironmental aspects.
000718640 7101_ $$aUnited States.$$bAgency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry,$$eissuing body.
000718640 85280 $$bedoc$$hUnited States. Department of Health and Human Services
000718640 85640 $$zOnline access via the National Center for Biotechnology Information$$uhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK158784/
000718640 85640 $$zOnline access via PURL$$uhttp://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo31672
000718640 8564_ $$zOnline access$$uhttp://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/ToxProfiles/tp145.pdf
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