Re: NCRP FOUNDATION FOR OCCUPATIONAL RADON STANDARD

[epirad@mchsi.com]

The NCRP states, ""The review period has ended for the 

draft report of NCRP SC 85, entitled "Evaluation of 

Occupational and Environmental Radon Risk." The report 

is being removed from the NCRP web site while the 

Committee responds to the many constructive comments 

received from members of the Council, Collaborating 

Organizations, Liaison Organizations, and other 

interested parties.""



  

> >I believe the report http://www.ncrp.com/review.html

> >was released by the NCRP and is not the work of a

> >hacker.  The report has some good sections, but in my

> >opinion is extremely outdated and adds very little new

> >information to our current knowlwdge on radon risks.  In

> >fact, some sections misrepresent our current

> >understanding of residential radon risks. One of the two

> >references to me in the document is apparently from a

> >post on Radsafe.  I would urge the committee to include

> >only published peer reviewed literature in their reports

> >and not posts from lists.

> 

> Well, there is an NCRP SC 85, with the title "Risks of Lung Cancer from Radon"

> 

> The 2001 NCRP Annual report states that their report is in "middle 

> drafting stage", which is fairly early in the NCRP report writing 

> process.

> -- 

> 

> John Moulder (jmoulder@mcw.edu)

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