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View Post: Time will tell: Lung Cancer Causes - believed, proven, suspected ...
2 Oct 2009 by timeborrowed  
Radon is the derivative of natural Uranium in the earth we dwell on. It is a gas and is a strong carcinogen. A large-scale epidemiological study of women lung cancer and radon exposure in Iowa, which has highest radon concentration in the nation, concluded in 2000 that cumulative (20+ years) .... The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) classifies beryllium as a probable human carcinogen and the European Union states that beryllium may cause cancer by inhalation. ...
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View Post: Environmental Health
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View Blog: Environmental Health 2009, 8:36doi:10.1186/1476-069X-8-36. The electronic version of this article is the complete one and can be found online at: http://www.ehjournal.net/content/8/1/36 ... have suggested that glass fibers are possibly carcinogenic to humans [4,5], but recent reviews are cautious in making conclusions, because there is not enough evidence from human studies, so the conclusions are based mainly on evaluation of animal toxicology and mechanisms [1,6,7].

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View Post: RAC Blue Book Quality Review Draft Aug 20 2009 for September 24 ...
1 Oct 2009
Dr. Melanie Marty, (Chair, CHPAC), Chief, Air Toxicology and Epidemiology Branch,. Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, California EPA, Oakland, CA. Dr. Henry Anderson, (CHPAC Alternate), Chief Medical Officer, ...... (NAS/NRC 1994) to estimate the lung cancer risk from inhaled radon progeny; and. 4) Bone cancer, for which the alpha-particle exposure risk per Gy is obtained from patients injected with. 224. Ra. This value will be divided by and RBE of 10 to ...
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View Post: poisoning, toxicology, environmental health
3 Sep 2006 by Tammy  
keep your food safe pesticide safety tips hazardous substances & hazardous waste a guide to indoor air quality lead poisoning mercury mold noise ozone acid rain q&a poison treatment in the home radiation sickness radon tox town ...
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View Post: The Neighborhood Toxicologist: Radon: The Silent Intruder
22 Dec 2006 by Emily Monosson  
But, according to Dr. R. William Field, an associate professor of Occupational and Environmental Health and Epidemiology at the University of Iowa, College of Public Health, who led one of the largest studies on residential exposure to radon ... I rationalized the radon away, blissfully unaware that the action level was technology, rather than health based. I practiced my own kind of “don't know can't hurt” toxicology, instead of reading the bountiful literature on the ...
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View Post: Pictorial Sitemap of All Home Air Purifier Links to Expert Healthy ...
2 Oct 2007
Arsenic MSDS and Health Information - Arsenic is an ancient poison; however, in modern times it may be found in old lumber and some household products. It may also be found outdoors and in food and water. ... Here's all you could ever wish to know about PCB sources, exposure routes, health effects, environmental impact, toxicological effects, clean-up, and control. Radon daughters. Radon Mitigation Guide - Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in N.A. and is ...
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View Post: Real Estate Blog - Winter Coming/Natural Gas Health Effects ...
25 Sep 2008 by curtis petty (Accurate Home inspection Atlanta)  
Some natural gas deposits have a high concentration of hydrogen sulfide (H2S), which poses significant environmental and health concerns. Hydrogen sulfide is a colourless, highly toxic gas with a strong smell of rotten eggs (Gosselin et al ... Household use of natural gas containing radon is a human health issue. When used in the home, natural gas may be a source of radon exposure because it is released upon burning . The levels of radon in gas in the home depends on the ...
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View Post: Toxic Beauty Cosmetics and Cancer
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21 Jul 2009 by DawnM   ...
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View Post: California Asbestos Law Blog: Australia Severely Restricts Chrysotile
16 Mar 2006 by Tony Vieira  
Australia's risk assessment report focused on: the occupational, public health and environmental risks associated with current uses and applications of chrysotile in Australia. In particular, the assessment has focused on the .... IARC ( 1988) Man-made mineral fibres and radon. IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans :Vol 43. International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon. IARC (1997) Silica, Some Silicates, Coal Dust and para - Aramid Fibrils. ...
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View Post: Development of WHO Guidelines for Indoor Air Quality – Dampness ...
8 Mar 2009 by katytx  
Improperly or poorly ventilated combustion appliances pose a real risk of acute poisoning bycarbon monoxide. Indoor exposure to radon and environmental tobacco smoke increases the risk of lung cancer. Many chemicals encountered indoors .... Those responsible for and concerned with human and environmental health, both in governments and in nongovernmental organizations, should develop and adopt indicators of healthy indoor air and its achievement for the whole population. ...
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