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RadiationAdvisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments: Final Report Publisher: Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments Description: Describes the intersection of the developments of radiation science, medical research, and government programs. Explores how both Federal agencies and the medical profession approached human experimentation from 1944 to 1974. Approaches particular experiments from several angles, each of which raises overlapping ethical questions. Reports the findings of the Advisory Committee's three inquiries into the present experimental policy. Concludes with the Committee's findings and recommendations. Year/Pages: 1995: 937 p. Price: $62.00 Publisher: Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments Description: Contains various documents of the Final Report of the Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments: Documents Pertaining to Agency Ethics Policies; University of California Case Study; Current Federal Policies Governing Human Subject Research; Research Proposal Review Project; Subject Interview Study; Outside Views on the Current System for the Protection of Human Subjects; and Bibliography of the Nontherapeutic Studies Examined in Detail by the Advisory Committee. Item 851-J. Year/Pages: 1995: 850 p.; ill. Price: $23.39 Publisher: House, Committee on Energy and Commerce Description: Committee Print 107-G. Spine title reads: Compilation of Selected Acts, Nuclear Energy and Radioactive Waste. Includes: Atomic Energy Act of 1954; Energy Reorganization Act of 1974; Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982; Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act; Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978; United States Enrichment Corporation Privatization Act; Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act and Compacts; and Miscellaneous Laws. 107th Congress, 1st Session. Edge indexed. Year/Pages: 2001: 529 p. Price: $15.59 Home Buyer's and Seller's Guide to Radon, July 2000 Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation Description: EPA 402-K-00-008. Prepared for anyone buying or selling a home who wants to learn about radon, an invisible, cancer-causing, radioactive gas. Radon comes from the natural breakdown of uranium in soil, rock, and water. Nearly 1 out of every 15 homes in the United States is estimated to have elevated radon levels. This pamphlet tells how to test for radon. Item 431-K. Year/Pages: 2000: 41 p.; ill. Price: $3.50 [ Top ]
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