WHO Handbook on Indoor Radon: A Public Health Perspective

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• Corporate Authors:
  World Health Organization
• Description:
  The handbook book 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. This publication is intended for countries planning to develop their national radon programmes or extend such activities, as well as for stakeholders involved in radon control such as the construction industry and building professionals. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Carcinogens Construction Industry Environmental Exposure Lung Lung Diseases Neoplasms Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Radiation Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety

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• Keywords:
  Construction Environmental Exposure Lung Cancer Occupational Exposure Radiological Hazards Radon
• ISBN:
  9789241547673
• Publisher:
  WHO Press
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; Iowa ; Minnesota ; New Hampshire ; New York ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-95
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20063849
• Citation:
  Zeeb H, Shannoun F, eds. Geneva, Switzerland: WHO Press, 2009 Jan; 1-95
• Contact Point Address:
  World Health Organization, 20 Avenue Appia, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland
• CAS Registry Number:
  Radon (CAS RN 10043-92-2)
• Editor(s):
  Zeeb H; Shannoun F
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• Performing Organization:
  University of Iowa
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  WHO handbook on indoor radon: a public health perspective
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:89157091517a4c05816f74c063985e3a75a51f13562d2c4c3741a5393162daeb88cb145d5f90c768585d2beecda9578195fce92c78306f563481c9d9b9ca9af0
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/222395/cdc_222395_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 595.02 KB ]