From an interview with Robert K. Lewis, Radon Program Manager, by Margaret HendersonForty percent of Pennsylvania homes have radon in concentrations greater than 4pCi/L, the EPA recommended action level, and radon is found in all 67 counties in Pennsylvania. Working to address these issues during…
The mandatory measurement and mitigation reports sent quarterly to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) are used to look at long-term trends across the state specifically to help the State of Kansas meet goals concerning the reduction of lung cancer through preventable exposures. A…
By Margaret HendersonThe California Radon Program focuses its primary efforts on screening surveys done in partnership with California Geologic Survey, the subject matter experts for the state. With California’s diverse geology, surveys will be particularly useful in the radon efforts. Thus far, t…
By Margaret HendersonSeveral state radon programs encourage outreach efforts made by and to physicians whose direct connection to their patients make them most influential in improving public health and individual lives.
Emphasizing the public health importance of radon awareness and mitigation, th…
From an interview with Della Youngblood, Senior Health Physicist, of the Mississippi State Department of Health Radon ProgramBy Margaret Henderson (CRCPD)
In Mississippi, children and schools are the focus of the radon program, called the Radon In Schools Program. “People in Mississippi are concern…
From an interview with Keith Keemer, Environmental Specialists in the District Department of the Environment, Washington, DCBy Margaret Henderson (CRCPD)
Historically, most of Washington DC was predicted to have lower radon levels, typically less than 2pCi/L, well beneath the recommended action leve…