Health Effects of Exposure to Radon BEIR VI

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This

National Research Council's report of the sixth Committee on Biological

Effects of Ionizing Radiations (BEIR VI) addresses the risk of

associated with exposure to radon and its radioactive progeny. Radon, a

naturally occurring gas formed from the decay of uranium in the earth,

has been conclusively shown in epidemiologic studies of underground

miners to cause lung-cancer. There is supporting evidence from

experimental studies of animals that confirm radon as a cause of

lung-cancer and from molecular and cellular studies that provide an

understanding of the mechanisms by which radon causes lung-cancer.

  

In

addition to being present at high concentrations in many types of

underground mines, radon is found in homes and is also present

outdoors. Extensive measurements of radon concentrations in homes show

that although concentrations vary widely, radon is universally present,

raising concerns that radon in homes increases lung-cancer risk for the

general population, especially those who spend a majority of their time

indoors at home. For the purpose of developing public policy to manage

the risk associated with indoor radon, there is a need to characterize

the possible risks across the range of exposures received by the

population. The higher end of that range of exposures is comparable to

those exposures that caused lung-cancer in underground miners. The

lower end of that range includes exposures received from an average

indoor lifetime exposure which is at least one order of magnitude lower.

  

Risk

models, which mathematically represent the relationship between

exposure and risk, have been developed and used to assess the

lung-cancer risks

  

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