title: Estimation of health effects due to elevated radiation exposure levels in structures.
abstract: Uranium mill tailings were used as landfill for many years in the United States before the health risk associated with such use was recognized. Occupants of buildings erected on or adjacent to contaminated landfills may experience radiation exposures sufficient to warrant remedial action. Estimates of the cost-effectiveness of the remedial measures may be provided using a combination of occupancy data, appropriate risk coefficients and projected costs. This effort is in support of decisions by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to conduct remedial action at such locations. The methods used in this project, with examples of their application, will be presented in this paper.
mesh_terms: D004781:Environmental Exposure; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D008834:Microclimate; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D011834:Radiation Monitoring; D012306:Risk; D014481:United States; D014501:Uranium
chemical_list: D014501:Uranium