Riddiough C R, Musselman R, Calabrese E J
Med Hypotheses. 1977 Sep-Oct;3(5):171-3. doi: 10.1016/0306-9877(77)90002-0.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed drinking water standard for radium-226 (226Ra) of 5 pCi/l is evaluated according to its health basis and carcinogenic implications. Proposed health risks of 226Ra in drinking water by other leading theoreticians (Evans, Gofman-Tamplin and Peterson) are also considered in light of the EPA proposal. It is concluded that the EPA proposal to raise the standard for 226Ra in drinking water is not justified on the basis of present knowledge of 226Ra carcinogenic effects.
美国环境保护局(EPA)提议的镭 - 226(226Ra)饮用水标准为5皮居里/升,现根据其健康依据和致癌影响进行评估。同时,参照EPA的提议,也考虑了其他主要理论学家(埃文斯、戈夫曼 - 坦普林和彼得森)提出的饮用水中226Ra的潜在健康风险。结论是,基于目前对226Ra致癌作用的了解,EPA提高饮用水中226Ra标准的提议并不合理。