The Utah Department of Environmental Quality Radon Program has issued a news release about the 2020 Radon Poster Contest. The news release was published by KUTV.com locally at https://kutv.com/news/local/utahs-youngest-citizens-encourage-to-lead-the-way-in-radon-safety-with-poster-contestThe text of…
by Margaret HendersonThe Ohio Department of Health has updated its radon data as of August 2019. The data and maps are available for download.
Maps are based on the Detailed Radon Zip Code County Statistics that include:
· Number of radon tests done
· Maximum radon concentration
· Minimum radon conc…
As part of its outreach and education efforts regarding radon, the University of Nevada, Reno, Radon Education Program, is participating in the Nevada Field Day, Saturday, October 19, 2019 at 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM PDT.The event is for all-ages and provides free activities, giveaways, tasty food samples…
by Margaret HendersonThe Nevada Radon Education Program has produced a video on radon and testing a home for radon. The video begins with a comparative chart of radon health risks and the EPA Radon Zone Map and Map of Nevada Radon Levels. The EPA suggest that 1 in 15 homes in the US has an elevated…
by Margaret HendersonThe Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services advises that Nebraska has a very high incidence of elevated radon levels in homes. Half of the tests taken have had results greater than the recommended action level of 4 pCi/L.
In order to aid the public in understanding the…
A new IAEA Safety Report entitled “Design and Conduct of Indoor Radon Surveys” is now available.This Safety Report SR98, jointly sponsored by the International Atomic Energy Agency and the World Health Organization, draws on the requirements of international standards and the recommendations of inte…