Evaluation of methods for setting occupational health standards for uranium miners.

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• Personal Author:
  Bloomster CH ; Cross FT ; Hendrickson PL ; Hooper BL ; Merrill JA ; Nelson IC ; Stuart BO
• Description:
  A review is made of the methods employed in development of radiation exposure standards for uranium (7440611) mines over the past 30 years. The process of imposing standards to identify factors important in evolving standards is examined with a view to develop protection against future toxic agents. Topics include methods for setting radiation exposure standards for uranium miners, epidemiology of European and American uranium miners, other groups exposed to radon (10043922) and radon daughters, Newfoundland fluorspar miners, British iron (7439896) miners, Russian manganese (7439965) miners, potash miners, Swedish zinc (7440666) miners, relationship of cost to mine operators and incidence of respiratory cancer deaths, costs to government and society of exposure standard setting methodologies; comparison and selection of exposure standards and exposure standard setting methodologies, and factors influencing enforcement of exposure standards. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  in NTRL, no PDF
• Subjects:
  Lung Lung Diseases Metals Mining Neoplasms Occupational Health Poisoning Radiation Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety

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• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Contract; Contract-099-72-0135; Lung-cancer; Mining-industry; Metal-poisoning; Radiation-hazards; Respiratory-system-disorders; Radioisotopes; Radioactivity
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Final Contract Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00047921
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB237744
• Citation:
  Battelle, Pacific Northwest Laboratories, Richland, Washington, 1974 Mar; :1-312
• CAS Registry Number:
  Iron (CAS RN 7439-89-6) ; Manganese (CAS RN 7439-96-5) ; Radon (CAS RN 10043-92-2) ; Uranium (CAS RN 7440-61-1) ; Zinc (CAS RN 7440-66-6)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1974
• NORA Priority Area:
  Pulmonary System Disorders
• Performing Organization:
  Battelle
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Battelle, Pacific Northwest Laboratories, Richland, Washington
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/241829/cdc_241829_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]