WHO handbook on indoor radon: a public health perspective

Overview

The handbook book focuses on residential radon exposure from a public health point of view and provides detailed recommendations on reducing health risks from radon and sound policy options for preventing and mitigating radon exposure.

The material in the handbook reflects the epidemiological evidence that indoor radon exposure is responsible for a substantial number of lung cancers in the general population.

This publication is intended for countries planning to develop their national radon programmes or extend such activities, as well as for stakeholders involved in radon control such as the construction industry and building professionals.

Other languages

• Spanish [pdf 1.24Mb]
• Japanese [pdf 12Mb]
  Published by the Japanese National Institute of Radiological Sciences
  (ISBN 9784938987947)
• Portuguese [pdf 5.4 Mb]
  Published by the Brazilian Institute of Radioprotection and Dosimetry
  (ISBN 9788567870038)

Read more

• Survey on Radon guidelines, programmes and activities (2007)
• More about radon