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Jan. 7, 2022
COLUMBIA, S.C. ― January is National Radon Action Month, and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is encouraging South Carolinians to become familiar with the risks of radon when it’s present inside a home.
Radon is a naturally…
The Ohio Legislature passed legislation with an effective date of September 30, 2021 to designate January as Radon Awareness Month. It specifies that the act is to be known as the Annie Cacciato Act. The Act draws a link between radon and lung cancer and is named in honor of Annie Cacciato, who i…
Colorado is promoting radon awareness during January 2022 as part of its National Radon Awareness Month activities. The Larimer County Extension service is having a special event on January 27 that will be educational and also provide free radon test kits to county residents.
The Radon Awareness Pr…
Utah Department of Environmental Quality has announced the entrants and winners of the 2022 Radon Poster Contest.
To see the entries, visit https://deq.utah.gov/waste-management-and-radiation-control/2022-national-radon-poster-contest-entr…
To see the winners, visit https://deq.utah.gov/waste-mana…
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December 6, 2021
COLUMBIA, S.C. ― As part of National Lung Cancer Awareness Month, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) and the Southeast Chapter of the American Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists (SEAARST) have announced the…
West Virginia has included radon in its cancer plan for 2021 - 2025 under Aim 4: Reduce the incidence and mortality rates of cancers related to environmental carcinogens. The plan focuses on three priority areas: prevention, early detection, and quality of life. The Cancer Plan contains a set of aim…