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Radon Daughters
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Daughters, Radon
, Radon Daughters [Chemical/Ingredient]
Short-lived radioactive decay products of radon that include 216-Po, 214-Pb, 214-Bi, and 214-Po. They have an effective half-life of about 30 minutes…
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2011
2011
Radon hydrides: structure and bonding.
Rosalba Juárez
,
Claudia Zavala-Oseguera
,
J. Jiménez-Halla
,
F. Bickelhaupt
,
G. Merino
Physical Chemistry, Chemical Physics - PCCP
2011
Corpus ID: 22599108
Quantum chemical calculations, using gradient-correct density functional at the BP86 level in conjunction with TZ2P basis sets…
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2010
2010
Dose conversion factors for radon: recent developments.
J. Marsh
,
J. Harrison
,
D. Laurier
,
É. Blanchardon
,
F. Paquet
,
M. Tirmarche
Health Physics
2010
Corpus ID: 205639444
Epidemiological studies of the occupational exposure of miners and domestic exposures of the public have provided strong and…
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Review
2007
Review
2007
State-Owned Enterprise Reform
Ha-Joon Chang
2007
Corpus ID: 159900216
This United Nations Policy Note on State-Owned Enterprise Reform provides practical guidance on alternative policies to reform…
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Review
2007
Review
2007
Radon exposure of the skin: II. Estimation of the attributable risk for skin cancer incidence
M. Charles
Journal of Radiological Protection
2007
Corpus ID: 20718608
A preceding companion paper has reviewed the various factors which form the chain of assumptions that are necessary to support a…
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Attenuation of exposure-response curves in occupational cohort studies at high exposure levels.
L. Stayner
,
K. Steenland
,
M. Dosemeci
,
I. Hertz-Picciotto
Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and…
2003
Corpus ID: 26878470
Numerous occupational cohort mortality studies have observed exposure-response curves to have an increasing slope at low exposure…
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Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Lung cancer mortality among nonsmoking uranium miners exposed to radon daughters.
R. Roscoe
,
K. Steenland
,
W. Halperin
,
J. Beaumont
,
R. Waxweiler
JAMA
1989
Corpus ID: 6382579
Radon daughters, both in the workplace and in the household, are a continuing cause for concern because of the well-documented…
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Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Retrospective determination of radon in houses
C. Samuelsson
Nature
1988
Corpus ID: 4367477
In the 1970s it was statistically proved that exposure to radon daughter products caused lung cancer in miners1. High…
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Review
1987
Review
1987
Health effects and sources of indoor air pollution. Part I.
J. Samet
,
M. Marbury
,
J. Spengler
American Review of Respiratory Disease
1987
Corpus ID: 39566435
Since the early 1970s, the health effects of indoor air pollution have been investigated with increasing intensity. Consequently…
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Review
1986
Review
1986
Interaction between tobacco smoking and occupational exposures in the causation of lung cancer.
K. Steenland
,
M. Thun
Journal of Occupational Medicine
1986
Corpus ID: 12799182
1983
1983
Radiation exposure of the respiratory tract and associated carcinogenic risk due to inhaled radon daughters.
F. Steinhäusler
,
W. Hofmann
,
E. Pohl
,
J. Pohl-Rüling
Health Physics
1983
Corpus ID: 12945011
The atmospheric content of radon and its decay products contributes significantly to the radiation exposure of man even in the…
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