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Risk Assessment of Radon in Drinking Water (1999) / Chapter Skim
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Pages 223-230

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... . For the case of radon in water, the AMCL is the concentration in water that will contribute an incremental increase in indoor air concentration equal to the national average ambient-air concentration.
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... multiplied by the tissue weighting factor WT. The purpose of this is to take into consideration the difference in sensitivity of various tissues or organs to radiation induced cancer.
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... . The ratio of the potential alpha energy concentration of radon decay products to the concentration of radon.
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... Microsatellite repeats. Regions of DNA in which the same short sequence is repeated numerous times to create characteristic sequence motifs useful for individual identification and which slow expansion and reduction in size in some tumors.
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... Potential alpha energy. The total kinetic energy of all the alpha particles emitted by a mixture of radon decay products when all of the atoms in the mixture have completely decayed into 2~0 Pb.
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... . A modifying factor used to obtain equivalent dose from absorbed dose.
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... . An exposure to radon decay products suspended in air that is determined by PAEC multiplied by the residency time at that location.
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... These are generally less energetic than gamma rays that are emitted from nuclear transitions. Conversions between SI units and Traditional Units Concept Traditional SI Radioactivity 1 Ci 3.7 x 101° Bq Radioactivity 1 psi 0.037 Bq Concentration 1 psi L-1 0.037 Bq L-1 Concentration 1 psi L-1 37 Bq m-3 Absorbed Dose 1 red 0.01 Gy Equivalent Dose 1 rem 0.01 Sv PAEC 1 WL 2.08x 10-5 Jm-3 PAEC Exposure 1 WLM 12.5 J m-3 s
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Key Terms

  • absorbed dose
  • decay products
  • potential alpha
  • equivalent dose
  • radon decay

  • alpha energy
  • weighting factor
  • drinking water
  • organic matter
  • unit named

  • cell cycle
  • radiation weighting
  • cell division
  • kinetic energy
  • energy concentration

  • dna repair
  • radiation induced
  • relative risk
  • daughter cells
  • granular activated

  • dna molecule
  • council reports
  • specific dna
  • french scientist
  • mitotic cell

  • gene produced
  • water supplies
  • maximum contaminant
  • radiation injury
  • products suspended


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