KEY PUBLICATIONS IN THE RADON DEBATE

KEY PUBLICATIONS IN THE RADON DEBATE Author: TOM ABATE * Comparative Dosimetry of Radon in Mines and Homes (Washington, D.C., National Academy Press, 1991). A National Research Council committee offers the most recent look at epidemiological considerations of radon exposure. * Radon and Its Decay Products in Indoor Air (New York, John Wiley & Sons, 1988). Edited by Department of Energy scientists William Nazaroff and Tony James, this 12-chapter edition is a primer in radon issue

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* Comparative Dosimetry of Radon in Mines and Homes (Washington, D.C., National Academy Press, 1991). A National Research Council committee offers the most recent look at epidemiological considerations of radon exposure.

* Radon and Its Decay Products in Indoor Air (New York, John Wiley & Sons, 1988). Edited by Department of Energy scientists William Nazaroff and Tony James, this 12-chapter edition is a primer in radon issues.

* BEIR IV: Health Risks of Radon and Other Internally Deposited Alpha Emitters (Washington, D.C., National Academy Press, 1988). Part of the "Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiations" reports series, this National Academy of Sciences publication is the predecessor to Comparative Dosimetry.

--T.A.

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