by Margaret HendersonThe Oregon Health Authority Radon Awareness Program has updated its Radon Risk Map, effective January 2018. The Program uses the interactive map to inform the public of potential hazards of radon. Encouraging testing, mitigation and radon resistance new construction are othe…
by Margaret HendersonGovernor Hogan of Maryland began Radon Action Month with a proclamation, naming Radon Gas Awareness Week, January 21 – 27, 2018. The Maryland Department of Health, Housing and Community Development, together with local health departments joined to educate Maryland residents abo…
by Margaret HendersonIn Pennsylvania, 40% of the homes tested have elevated radon levels, in excess of the 4 pCi/L recommended action level of the USEPA. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) provides outreach and assistance to the public in an effort to encourage testing and…
by Margaret HendersonThe Nevada State Division of Public and Behavioral Health, through a USEPA grant, produced in cooperation with University of Nevada Cooperative Extension, a series of maps by years 2015, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, and 2009. Two types of maps per year are produced, showing:
· Nevada…
by Margaret HendersonIn “Overview of Radon in Delaware,” the Division of Public Health Radon Program reports findings from a review of radon testing in homes in order to identify where elevated levels of radon might be anticipated. Elevated levels were considered to be in excess of 4 pCi/L, the US…
by Margaret HendersonThe Iowa Department of Public Health provides information to the public in a variety of ways in order to advise about the hazards of radon and encourage testing and mitigation. This outreach effort is based on the need to communicate the severity of the radon problem in Iowa.…