Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry 
Radon Toxicity
Suggested Reading

General

1. Anonymous. 1986. Standard procedures for radon measurement developed by the EPA. J Environ Health 49:163-5.
2. Bierma TJ. 1989. Radon risk factors. J Environ Health 51:277-81.
3. Brenner DJ. 1989. Radon risk and remedy. New York: W.H. Freeman and Co.
4. Council on Scientific Affairs. 1987. Radon in homes. JAMA 258:668-72.
5. Kerr RA. 1988. Indoor radon: the deadliest pollutant. Science 240:606-8.
6. National Research Council. 1999. Health effects of exposure to radon, BEIR VI. Washington (DC): National Academy Press. Available from URL: books.nap.edu/books/0309056454/html/index.html.
7. National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. 1984. Evaluation of occupational and environmental exposures to radon and radon daughters in the United States. Bethesda (MD): National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement. NCRP report no. 78.
8. Nero AV, Schwehr MB, Nazaroff WW, Revzan KL. 1986. Distribution of airborne radon-222 concentrations in U.S. homes. Science 234:992-7.
9. Nazaroff WW, Nero AV Jr, editors. 1988. Radon and its decay products in indoor air. New York: Wiley.
10. Lubin JH. 1988. Models for the analysis of radon-exposed populations. Yale J Biol Med 61:195-214.

Health Effects

1. Harley N, Samet JM, Cross FT, Hess T, Muller J, Thomas D. 1986. Contribution of radon and radon daughters to respiratory cancer. Environ Health Perspect 70:17-22.
2. Samet JM, Nero AV Jr. 1989. Sounding board: indoor radon and lung cancer. N Engl J Med 320:591-4.

Related Documents

1. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. 1990. Toxicological profile for radon. Atlanta: US Department of Health and Human Services.
2. American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists. 1999. Threshold limit values for chemical substances and physical agents and biological exposure indices. Cincinnati (OH): American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists.
3. Centers for Disease Control. 1985. Health hazards associated with elevated levels of indoor radon—Pennsylvania. MMWR 34:6578.
4. Centers for Disease Control. 1987. A recommended standard for occupational exposure to radon progeny in underground mines. Atlanta: US Department of Health and Human Services. Report No. (NIOSH): 88-101. Available from URL: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/88-101.html.
5. Centers for Disease Control. 1989. Radon exposure assessment—Connecticut. MMWR 38:713-5.
6. Centers for Disease Control. 1989. Lung cancer and exposure to radon in women New Jersey. MMWR 38:715-8.
7. US Environmental Protection Agency. 1986. Radon reduction techniques for detached houses: technical guidance. 2nd ed. Washington (DC): US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development. Report No. EPA 625/587/019.
8. US Environmental Protection Agency. 1987. Radon reference manual. Washington (DC): US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Radiation Programs. Report No. EPA 520/18720.
9. US Environmental Protection Agency. 1987. Removal of radon from household water. Washington (DC): US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development. Report No. EPA87011.
10. US Environmental Protection Agency. 1989. Radon measurements in schools: an interim report. Washington (DC): US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Radiation Programs. Report No. EPA 520/189/010.
11. US Environmental Protection Agency. 1989. Radon reduction methods: a homeowner's guide. 3rd ed. Washington (DC): US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development. Report No. EPA89005.
12. US Environmental Protection Agency. 1992. A citizen's guide to radon: the guide to protecting yourself and your family from radon. 3rd ed. Washington (DC): US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation. Report No. OPA86004. Available from URL: www.epa.gov/iaq/radon/pubs/citguide.html. Also available in Spanish from URL: www.epa.gov/iaq/radon/pubs/elradon.html.
13. US Environmental Protection Agency. 1992. Consumer's guide to radon reduction: how to reduce radon levels in your home. Washington (DC): US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation. Available from URL: www.epa.gov/iaq/radon/pubs/consguid.html.
14. US Environmental Protection Agency. 1993. Radon - A physician's guide. Washington (DC): US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation. Available from URL: www.epa.gov/iaq/radon/pubs/physic.html.
15. US Environmental Protection Agency. 2000. Radon in water. Washington (DC): US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Radiation Programs. Available from URL: www.epa.gov/iaq/radon/rnwater.html.
16. US Environmental Protection Agency. The national radon measurement proficiency (RMP) program: cumulative proficiency report. Washington (DC): US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Radiation Programs. Report No. EPA 520/188/024. (Published twice annually for various states; lists participating vendors of radon detection equipment and services.)
17. Public Health Service. The health consequences of smoking: cancer. A report of the Surgeon General. Washington (DC): US Department of Health and Human Services; 1982. DHHS report no. (PHS) 8250179.

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