NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the panel responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance.

This report has been reviewed by a group other than the authors according to procedures approved by a Report Review Committee consisting of members of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine.

This project was prepared under Grant No. X-816115-01-0 between the National Academy of Sciences and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Comparative dosimetry of radon in mines and homes / Panel on Dosimetric Assumptions Affecting the Application of Radon Risk Estimates, Board on Radiation Effects Research, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Radon—Measurement. 2. Radiation dosimetry. 3. Indoor air pollution. 4. Mine safety. I. National Research Council. Panel on Dosimetric Assumptions Affecting the Application of Radon Risk Estimates.

RA1247.R33C66 1991

628.5′35—dc20 91-10157

CIP

Cover: Mine photograph by Samet.

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