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[en] After having presented some physical and chemical characteristics of radon 222, this report describes the presence of radon in the environment (in the atmosphere and in soft waters), discusses the radio-toxic effect of radon on human health (exposure, epidemiology, dose calculation, share of radon in population exposure to ionizing radiations), comments the presence of radon in buildings, briefly describes actions aimed at reducing radon concentration within buildings, briefly addresses the issue of professional exposure to radon, evokes regulatory aspects (at the international level, in France, in Switzerland), and comments principles and practices of radon measurement in buildings, water, and underground cavities
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Le radon et l'environnement - 222Rn
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Jun 2012; 14 p; Available from the INIS Liaison Officer for France, see the 'INIS contacts' section of the INIS website for current contact and E-mail addresses: http://www.iaea.org/INIS/contacts/
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ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES, DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES, DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, DOSES, ELEMENTS, EUROPE, EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI, FLUIDS, GASES, HAZARDS, HEALTH HAZARDS, HEAVY NUCLEI, ISOTOPES, LAWS, MONITORING, NONMETALS, NUCLEI, RADIOACTIVITY, RADIOISOTOPES, RADON ISOTOPES, RARE GASES, REGULATIONS, STANDARDS, WESTERN EUROPE
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