NIOSH Criteria Documents

A Recommended Standard for Occupational Exposure to Radon Progeny in Underground Mines

October 1987
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 88-101

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword88-101A.PDF (24 pages, 929K)
Contents
Acknowledgments
I. Recommendations for a Radon Progeny Standard
II. Introduction88-101B.PDF (16 pages, 620K)
III. Basis for the Recommended Standard88-101C.PDF (17 pages, 824K)
IV. Research Needs
V. Public Health Perspective88-101D.PDF (16 pages, 812K)
References
Appendix I - Evaluation of Epidemiologic Studies Examining the Lung Cancer Mortality of Underground Miners88-101E.PDF (74 pages, 3,149K)
Appendix II - Quantitative Risk Assessment of Lung Cancer in U.S. Uranium Miners88-101F.PDF (39 pages, 1,284K)
Appendix III - Engineering Control Methods88-101G.PDF (16 pages, 790K)
Appendix IV - Grab Sampling Strategy Requirements for Determination of Radon Progeny Exposures88-101H.PDF (24 pages, 1,065K)
Appendix V - Medical Aspects of Wearing Respirators

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