RE: Radon Question from Occ-Med-Env

[Dwaine Brown <BBRI623@barms007.b-r.com>]

The only protection that may be offered from radon (a gas) is an air 
supplied respirator or a self contained breathing apparatus.  However, the 
radon is not the exposure problem, the radon progeny are the culprits and 
protection may be offered to some degree by a negative pressure respirator 
with a HEPA filter cartridge.
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From: radsafe
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: Radon Question from Occ-Med-Env
Date: Monday, July 01, 1996 8:06AM


I copied this message from the occupational medicine BB. Perhaps RADSAFE
could offer an answer.
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Hello,

I am looking for informations about the effectiveness of protective masks
against radon and radon daugthers for workers exposed to concentrations up
to
3000 Bq/m3 (81 Pico Curies/L).

Are there different ratios of protection ?
What are the prices ?


Thanks in advance for your answers.


Jean-Claude Dessau, md
Medecin conseil
Equipe de sante environnementale
Direction regionale de la sante publique des Laurentides
185, rue Durand
Saint-Jerome (Quebec)
Canada J7Z 2V4

Tel: (514) 436-5669, # 242
Fax: (514) 436-1761
e-mail: jcdessau@InterLink.NET