Re: Radon research

[Bernard L Cohen <blc+@pitt.edu>]

On Wed, 1 Dec 1999, Ryan D. Alexander wrote:
> 
> I'm well aware of the vast amount of research done on indoor radon effects
> on humans, but one of my wife's students asked about "natural radiation"
> (i.e. radon) effects on household pets.  So do any of you in Radsafe-land
> know of any research on radon effects on pets?

	--There has been substantial radon research on dogs. The most
spectacular result was that smoking cigarettes seemed to be protective
against lung cancer in dogs. There was a radon vs lung cancer effect but I
don't remember what it was. Fred Cross at Battelle Pacific Northwest Lab
would be very knowledgeable about this.


 Bernard L. Cohen
Physics Dept.
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Tel: (412)624-9245
Fax: (412)624-9163
e-mail: blc+@pitt.edu


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