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Classification published for radon-222 and its decay products
IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans · International Agency for Research on Cancer, Monographs Volume 100D · 2012 · ISBN 978-92-832-1321-5 · Guidance · Link only
The IARC Working Group classified radon-222 and its decay products as carcinogenic to humans (Group 1) based on sufficient evidence for lung cancer from miner cohorts and residential case-control studies.
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The IARC Working Group classified radon-222 and its decay products as carcinogenic to humans (Group 1) based on sufficient evidence for lung cancer from miner cohorts and residential case-control studies.
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- Classification published for radon-222 and its decay products · International Agency for Research on Cancer, Monographs Volume 100D · Read at the source
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