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Question 1 of 22
1. Question
What is the level at which US citizens are urged to take action to fix indoor radon levels?
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Question 2 of 22
2. Question
What percentage of annual radiation exposure to the American public is due to background radiation?
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Question 3 of 22
3. Question
Cite the annual percentage of radiation exposure from indoor radon to the general public:
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Question 4 of 22
4. Question
Cite the most definitive report of scientific data on indoor radon.
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Question 5 of 22
5. Question
In what category of carcinogens is radon be classified?
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Question 6 of 22
6. Question
According to the USEPA how many deaths per year can be attributed to radon-induced lung cancer?
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Question 7 of 22
7. Question
The primary source(s) for the scientific basis of radon risk estimates:
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Question 8 of 22
8. Question
Which type of radiation causes the greatest impact of ionizing radiation to living tissue?
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Question 9 of 22
9. Question
The health effects of radon are based solely on miner studies.
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Question 10 of 22
10. Question
The effects of ionizing radiation only affect the bronchial epithelium and not the DNA structures.
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Question 11 of 22
11. Question
The greatest risk to humans is caused by radon decay products (RDPs)
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Question 12 of 22
12. Question
What is mostly likely to happen when a radon atom is inhaled, especially at low levels of radon exposure.
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Question 13 of 22
13. Question
Which of the following is the greatest risk to humans?
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Question 14 of 22
14. Question
Cite the annual percentage of background radiation exposure from X-rays to the general public:
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Question 15 of 22
15. Question
Approximately what is the average dose of Ionizing Radiation to US citizens due to background radiation?
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Question 16 of 22
16. Question
According to EPA’s A Citizen’s Guide to Radon, nearly _____ out of every 15 homes in the U.S. is estimated to have elevated radon levels.
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Question 17 of 22
17. Question
According to EPA’s A Citizen’s Guide to Radon, if the average of your two short-term test results is 4.1 pCi/L, there is about a _______ chance that your year-round average is somewhat below 4 pCi/L.
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Question 18 of 22
18. Question
According to EPA’s A Citizen’s Guide to Radon, which of the following is not likely to be the source of a radon-in-water problem
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Question 19 of 22
19. Question
The World Health Organization indicates that the vast majority of radon-induced lung cancers are more likely to occur under what conditions?
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Question 20 of 22
20. Question
According to EPA’s A Citizen’s Guide to Radon, which of the following will least impact your chances of getting lung cancer from radon?
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Question 21 of 22
21. Question
A person exposed at 4 pCi/L for 1 year is at the same risk as someone who is exposed at 2 pCi/L for 2 years or 16 pCi/L for 3 months. This is an example of what?
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Question 22 of 22
22. Question
The conversion of radon measurement units from international to U.S. measurement units is 1 pCi/L to 73 Bq/m3.
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