RADON AND MAN-MADE VITREOUS FIBERS

Authors
Citation
Je. Lockey et Cs. Ross, RADON AND MAN-MADE VITREOUS FIBERS, Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 94(2), 1994, pp. 310-317
Citations number
46
Language
INGLESE
art.tipo
Article
Categorie Soggetti
Immunology,Allergy
ISSN journal
0091-6749
Volume
94
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Part
2
Pages
310 - 317
Database
ISI
SICI code
0091-6749(1994)94:2<310:RAMVF>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
Epidemiologic studies of miners have established a causal association between radon exposure and development of lung cancer. During the past decade the focus of attention has turned to the potential risk from e xposure to radon in indoor air. Governmental involvement thus far has primarily been aimed at gathering further data and issuing voluntary g uidelines for radon control in the indoor environment. The federal gov ernment's most recent risk assessment for exposure to indoor radon pub lished in 1992 concluded that exposure to indoor radon results in 13,6 00 radon-induced lung cancer deaths in the United States each year. As public awareness of such environmental issues continues to grow, phys icians will be faced with the need to respond to inquiries regarding p otential health effects. Man-made vitreous fibers are silicate glass t hat have a noncrystalline structure. They have been in production for more than 100 years and are used in numerous applications in residenti al and commercial settings. The health risk from man-made vitreous fib ers that are used in residential and commercial settings are limited t o skin and occasional respiratory tract irritation under circumstances of improper installation or maintenance. When glass fiber contaminate s an indoor environment, proper repair measures and thorough cleaning of the indoor environment will lead to resolution of any resultant irr itant symptoms.