WHO handbook on indoor radon a public health perspective
This handbook focuses on residential radon exposure from a public health point of view and provides detailed recommendations on reducing health risks from radon and sound policy options for preventing and mitigating radon exposure. The material in the handbook reflects the epidemiological evidence t...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Geneva, Switzerland
World Health Organization
c2009, 2009
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| Collection: | National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This handbook focuses on residential radon exposure from a public health point of view and provides detailed recommendations on reducing health risks from radon and sound policy options for preventing and mitigating radon exposure. The material in the handbook reflects the epidemiological evidence that indoor radon exposure is responsible for a substantial number of lung cancers in the general population. Information is provided on the selection of devices to measure radon levels and on procedures for the reliable measurement of these levels. Discussed also are control options for radon in new dwellings, radon reduction in existing dwellings as well as assessment of the costs and benefits of different radon prevention and remedial actions.--Publisher's description |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 94 p. ill. (some col.), charts 26 cm |
| ISBN: | 9789241547673 9241547677 |