Argonne National Laboratory 
 
SERIES TITLE Metabolism and Dosimetry of Radon 
 
INCLUSIVE DATES 1982 
 
 
ARRANGEMENT Subject  
 
 
VOLUME approximately 0.3 cubic foot 
 
 
DESCRIPTION 
This series contains administrative and research records, including data, from a pilot 
study done by Argonne in response to growing awareness that radon contributed 
more to natural background radiation than had been recognized. There was speculation 
that radon daughters might contribute to the risk of certain illnesses but little was 
known about radon's distribution or retention in the body. Six employees of the Center 
for Human Radiobiology stayed overnight in the home of a coworker where mildly 
elevated levels of radon gas had been found. They were then measured for radon 
content and exhalation rate at Argonne.  
 
 
RESTRICTIONS This series contains privacy material.  
 
 
LOCATION OF RECORDS 
Argonne National Laboratory 
Environmental Research Division 
Building 202, Room A354 
Argonne, IL 60439