Re: Radon's linear dependency

[M Nivas <motnivas@YAHOO.COM>]

Sounds like the EPA's attempt to provide "Central

Tendency" doses which are placed in numerous risk

assessment reports BUT NOT PAID ATTENTION TO when EPA

defaults to the reasonable maximum Exposure (the 95%

RME). - Tom



--- Marissa Bartlett

<Marissa_Bartlett@health.qld.gov.au> wrote:

> I agree entirely with Ruth's position, except I

> think 'collective dose' should also go in the bin,

> especially when the reason for reporting it is to

> give a handle on risk assessment (even if the next

> step of mulitplying by 0.0005 is dropped). 

> Individuals get cancer, so the only information of

> any interest is how much dose any individual may

> have been exposed to.  Therefore, rather than

> collective dose, a median dose should be reported,

> along with a worst-case dose.  And time intervals

> should also be included: i.e. reported as dose per

> annum, so it's clear getting 5mSv each year for a

> decade is not the same as a 50mSv dose.

> 

> Marissa Bartlett

> 

> 





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