ISSUES OF ASSESSING THE RISKS FOR THE POPULATION OF RUSSIA FROM RADON RESIDENTIAL EXPOSURE
Abstract
The paper presents a brief analysis of methodology of assessing the risks from residential exposure to radon used worldwide and in Russia. Special attention is paid to the sources of information on residential exposure to radon and smoking prevalence data that could be used to assess risks for the population of Russia.
About the Authors
D. V. Kononenko
Federal Scientific Organization «Saint-Petersburg Research Institute of Radiation Hygiene after Professor P.V. Ramzaev» of Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-being, Saint-Petersburg
Russian Federation
Tel.: (812) 233-42-83
E-mail: journal@niirg.ru
Russian Federation
Tel.: (812) 233-42-83
E-mail: journal@niirg.ru
T. A. Kormanovskaya
Federal Scientific Organization «Saint-Petersburg Research Institute of Radiation Hygiene after Professor P.V. Ramzaev» of Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-being, Saint-Petersburg
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Kononenko D.V., Kormanovskaya T.A. ISSUES OF ASSESSING THE RISKS FOR THE POPULATION OF RUSSIA FROM RADON RESIDENTIAL EXPOSURE. Radiatsionnaya Gygiena = Radiation Hygiene. 2012;5(1):60-62. (In Russ.)
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