Kentucky Comic Book – “Invisible Enemy: The Rise of Radon”
A FRESH (Freedom from Radon Exposure and Smoking in the Home) Project of the University of Kentucky College of Nursing has developed a comic book about radon in an outreach and educational effort.
The comic book story focuses on the inte…
We will be celebrating National Radon Action Month (NRAM) in January and will have some classes in coordination with Kansas State University (KSU) coming soon as well. The last couple of years we have received overwhelming interest in the free test kit program during NRAM so we have scaled back our…
The Minnesota Department of Health, through continued data collection and analysis, found that radon levels are higher than EPA radon risk potential predicted. This information has added to the understanding of radon risk in Minnesota and is used by the public and officials in addressing excess exp…
Rhode Island Department of Health requires testing of high priority buildings in Radon Control (216-RICR-50-15-2). “High priority building” means any public building or public, private, and/or parochial school (Grades Pre-K to 12), and/or child care facility. “Public buildings” are defined as any…
The City of Longmont requires that all new construction meet Radon Resistant New Construction Code. Mitigation for older homes is encouraged and guidance is provided in a link to Boulder County at https://bouldercounty.gov/environment/healthy-home/radon/mitigation/.
For a permit for a radon vent, a…
The City of Longmont's Public Works & Natural Resources Department has made several Safety Siren™ Radon Gas Detectors available to library patrons so that they can easily test the levels of radon gas in their homes. Patrons can check a meter out from the Public Library (350 Kimbark Str…