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BEIR VI Report
For More Information on Radon Health Risks:
Radon Frequently Asked Questions
EPA's 2003 Radon Risk
Assessment
Radon Publications
- Citizen's Guide to Radon
- Home Buyer's and Seller's Guide to Radon
- Consumer's Guide to Radon Reduction
Technical Support Document to the 1992 Citizens Guide [EPA 400-R-92-011, May 1992] Copies can be ordered from EPA's National Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP) www.epa.gov/nscep
Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation (BEIR) VI Report: "The Health Effects of Exposure to Indoor Radon"
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The National Research Council has published the report, entitled: "Health Effects of Exposure to Radon: BEIR VI,
Committee on Health Risks of Exposure to Radon (BEIR VI)". This report by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is the most definitive
accumulation of scientific data on indoor radon. The report confirms that radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S. and that it is a
serious public health problem. The study fully supports EPA estimates that radon causes about 15,000 lung cancer deaths per year.
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NAS Report on Radon in Drinking Water - "Risk Assessment of Radon in Drinking Water"
The report, released September 15, 1998 by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), is the most comprehensive accumulation of scientific data on the public health risks of radon in drinking water. The report was required by the Safe Drinking Water Act. The NAS report (BEIR VI) issued earlier this year confirmed that radon is a serious public health threat. This newer report goes on to refine the risks of radon in drinking water and confirms that there are drinking water related cancer deaths, primarily due to lung cancer. The report in general confirms earlier EPA scientific conclusions and analyses for drinking water, and presents no major changes to EPA's 1994 risk assessment.
- The NAS Executive Summary of the report and initial EPA perspectives are available online at: www.epa.gov/OGWDW/radon/nas.html