R. William Field

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R. William Field is an American Academic Associate Professor in the Department of Occupational and Environmental Health and Department of Epidemiology at the University of Iowa. He received his Ph.D. from the Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine at the University of Iowa in 1994. Dr. Field's research career started in the aftermath of the Three Mile Island Nuclear Accident in Pennsylvania in 1979. The research performed after the accident resulted in the only published scientific report documenting radioactive contamination to the wild food chain (voles - microtus pennsylvanicus) in the vicinity of the accident. Subsequent research examining, cesium-137 in White-tailed deer, demonstrated that there was not widespread contamination from Cesium-137 as a result of the accident.

Dr. Field has also been instrumental in advancing radiation exposure assessment methodology and has received numerous awards from various agencies including the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the National Environmental Health Association for his research in this area. His groundbreaking work on retrospective radon dose reconstruction is known internationally, see: [1] Dr. Field currently directs the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health's funded Occupational Epidemiology Training Program at the University of Iowa. He also chairs the radon measurement working group for the World Health Organization's International Radon Project [2]


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Radon: What you can't see can hurt you An article appearing in the fall 2005 edition of Spectator, a University of Iowa Publication. The link will download a PDF document. [3]

RADON: Top 10 Reasons for Action The following is a powerpoint presentation created by Dr. Field that may serve as a template for radon outreach presentations. The presentation builds in part on previous slides presented by the U.S. EPA for outreach purposes. Please feel free to use for your outreach activities, but acknowledgement of source of materials would be appreciated. Some of the slides in the presentation contain speaking notes under the slides. Download the powerpoint presentation [4]

Heartland Radon Research and Education Program (HRREP) [5]

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