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... > Inorganic Chemicals > Isotopes > Radioisotopes > Elements, Radioactive > Radon > Radon Daughters
Inorganic Chemicals > Elements > Elements, Radioactive > Radon > Radon Daughters
Inorganic Chemicals > Elements > Noble Gases > Radon > Radon Daughters
Inorganic Chemicals > Gases > Noble Gases > Radon > Radon Daughters

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Radon Daughters  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Daughter Nuclides, Radon
  • Decay Products, Radon
  • Radon Daughter Nuclides
  • Radon Decay Products
  • Radon Progeny

Scope note

  • Short-lived radioactive decay products of radon that include 216-Po, 214-Pb, 214-Bi, and 214-Po. They have an effective half-life of about 30 minutes and are solids that can deposit on the bronchial airways during inhalation and exhalation. This results in exposure of the respiratory airways to alpha radiation and can lead to diseases of the respiratory system, including lung cancer. (From Casarett and Doull's Toxicology, 4th ed, p740)

History note

  • 94; was RADON DAUGHTERS (NM) 1981-93

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