A health risk assessment model for homeowners with multiple pathway radon exposure

Environment International

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages

  Siniscalchi, Alan J ^a   Tibbetts, Sarah J ^a   Beakes, Regine C ^a   Soto, Xaviel ^a   Thomas, Margaret A ^b   McHone, Nancy W ^b   Rydell, Stanford ^c  

^a CDC   (United States)

^b Stt Connecticut Dept Environ P   (United States)

^c US Environmental Protection Agency Region 8   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA REDUCTION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; DOSIMETRY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH RISKS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PUBLIC RISKS; RADIOISOTOPES; RADON; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BEDROCK GEOLOGY;

INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL; RADON;

CANCER RISK; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH HAZARD; HOUSEHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030837390     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(96)00177-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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