Contributed by Cynthia A. CostelloNYS DOH Radon 2019 Program Update
State Indoor Radon Grant
• Currently in our 30th year of funding
• Current Grant expires September 30, 2020
• Continued funding expected at slightly lower levels
• New Request for Applications for County Grants issued soon
• 5-year…
Presentations and photos from the Ninth International Symposium on Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material held from 23 to 27 September 2019 in Denver, Colorado are now online. https:/nucleus.iaea.org/sites/orpnet/resources/SitePages/NORM%20IX.aspxNumerous presentations addressed radon issue includ…
by Margaret HendersonThe Nevada Radon Education Program, University of Nevada Cooperative Extension, Radon Fact Sheet, provides a summary of radon activities in Nevada.The sheet highlights test results, activities and accomplishments of the Program.
Testing information summary notes:
· 26% of homes…
by Margaret HendersonThe Indiana State Department of Health has revised its Indoor Air Quality in Schools Best Practices Manual to include radon. During the 2019 legislative year, legislation was passed that required the Department to include recommendations for radon testing in the manual. The revi…
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach in Webster County provided a presentation to the public to discuss the hazards of radon, radon testing, the significance of test results and mitigation options in October 2019. The session, conducted by Kapil Arora, who is an agricultural engineering spec…
by Margaret HendersonThe Maryland Department of Health has posted an interactive map of radon test results. This interactive web map shows radon levels measured in homes by zip code in Maryland from 2005-2016. The data were provided by Air Check, Inc.; Alpha Energy Labs; Landauer Radon; RAdata, Inc.…