By Margaret HendersonRadon levels in excess of the EPA recommended action level (4pCi/L) have been found in all 95 counties in Tennessee. Therefore, distributing the radon message to all Tennessee residents advising them to “test your home” is a goal the Tennessee Department of Environment and Cons…
From an interview with Becky Chenhall,
Radon Educator at the University of Georgia, College of Family & Consumer Sciences
By Margaret Henderson (CRCPD)
Through a grant from EPA to the Georgia Department of Community Affairs,
Georgia’s radon program is conducted by Radon Educators at the Univers…
By Margaret HendersonMinnesotans, due to their state’s geology and the fact that most Minnesota homes are built with basements which are used as living space and are where radon concentrations are generally highest, have a potential for a relatively high risk of radon exposure. Approximately 40% of…
From a presentation entitled “Financing Radon Mitigation: New Steps in 2014,” by Phillip Ray Gibson, at the 24th Annual National Radon Conference, September 2014By Margaret Henderson
North Carolina is the first state to create a process by which radon mitigations may be accomplished for those perso…
By Margaret HendersonA busy October 2014, outreach efforts throughout the year, and a three-month campaign surrounding National Radon Action Month (January 2015) characterize the proactive Nevada Radon Education Program of the University of Nevada, Reno, Cooperative Extension.
October outreach effor…
By Margaret HendersonThe Iowa Department of Public Health reports that results of the Iowa Radon Survey indicate that the state has the largest percentage (71.6%) of homes above the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) action level of 4pCi/L as compared to any other state. The EPA designated…