Carcinogenic Risk Associated with Radon-Enriched Well Water
Titel:
Carcinogenic Risk Associated with Radon-Enriched Well Water
Auteur:
Mose, Douglas G. Mushrush, George W.
Verschenen in:
Energy sources. Part A, Recovery utilization and environmental effects
Paginering:
Jaargang 19 (1997) nr. 7 pagina's 705-713
Jaar:
1997-08-01
Inhoud:
A comparison has been made between radon in drinking water and the incidence of cancer using a set of home occupants in Virginia and Maryland. In a subset of people who drink radon-free but chlorinated drinking water from a reservoir, about 3% develop some type of cancer. In a subset of people who drink low-radon water from private water wells, about 3% develop cancer. In a subset who drink high-radon well water, about 6% develop cancer. A comparison with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates of cancer related to airborne radon indicates that for the general population, the incidence of radon-related cancer from drinking water is similar to the incidence of cancer from inhaled radon. For the 10% of the population that consumes well water and, in particular, for the 5% of the population that consumes high-radon well water, the drinking water carries a considerably higher cancer risk than inhaling airborne radon.
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