May 3, 2011 - RadonLeaders

Below please find links to the latest ANNOUNCEMENTS, NEWS ARTICLES, EVENTS, BLOGS and RESOURCES posted to RadonLeaders.org.

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***ANNOUNCEMENTS***

2011 NRAM Results Available on RadonLeaders.org and EPA.gov

Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2011 National Radon Action Month! The final reported number of activities for this year was 2,091 — representing a five percent increase from 2010. To view detailed information on the final 2011 NRAM results, including a PDF handout, complete results report, and graphs and charts on specific activity categories, visit the RadonLeaders.org 2011 NRAM Results Web page (http://www.radonleaders.org/nram/results/2011) or EPA’s NRAM website (http://www.epa.gov/radon/nram/summary.html).

***LATEST NEWS***

Toxins in Well Water Could Show Up in Garden Produce
By RadonLeaders, May 3, 2011
www.radonleaders.org/node/12267

Air Pollution Outside, Sure, but Indoor Air Might Not be Great Either
By RadonLeaders, May 3, 2011
www.radonleaders.org/node/12266

Public Health Risks Of Radon
By RadonLeaders, April 27, 2011
www.radonleaders.org/node/12249

Former Mayor Snead to Head Engineering Extension at KSU
By RadonLeaders, April 25, 2011
www.radonleaders.org/node/12241

Underground Fans Will Be Used To Combat Radon In Schools
By RadonLeaders, April 21, 2011
www.radonleaders.org/node/12227

***UPCOMING EVENTS***

Radon Residential Measurement Provider Course:
Syracuse, N.Y.
Start: 05/06/2011
End: 05/07/2011
www.radonleaders.org/node/12152

Indoor Air 2011: The 12th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality & Climate:
Austin, Texas
Start: 06/05/2011
End: 06/10/2011
www.radonleaders.org/node/9960

Radiation, Radioactivity and Radon - A Training Course for Teachers:
Durango, Colo.
Start: 06/07/2011
End: 06/09/2011
www.radonleaders.org/node/12200

3R's Program Training
Golden, Colo.
Start: 06/14/2011
End: 06/16/2011
www.radonleaders.org/node/10279

***RECENT BLOG POSTS***

Lung Cancer Survivor Gail Dobbs and Atlanta's News Reporter Wendy Saltzman Help Save Lives
By Gloria Linnertz, April 29, 2011
www.radonleaders.org/node/12260

Video: Hear from the National Radon Poster Contest Winners
By RadonLeaders, April 19, 2011
www.radonleaders.org/node/12220

AARST Seeking Proposals for Presentations at the 2011 International Radon Symposium
By AARSTDirector, April 13, 2011
www.radonleaders.org/node/12173

April 13 Lung Cancer Research Call-in Day to Congress
By Gloria Linnertz, April 9, 2011
www.radonleaders.org/node/12145

Radon Gas Exposure Research on all Cancers and Other Diseases
By Gloria Linnertz, April 2, 2011
www.radonleaders.org/node/12041

***RESOURCES***

Radiation and Cancer Risk: A Continuing Challenge for Epidemiologists
www.radonleaders.org/node/12242

2011 U.S. EPA Region 6 Radon Stakeholder's Workshop Materials
www.radonleaders.org/node/12148

Logistic of Surveys of Retrospective Radon Concentrations by Home-Stored Cds/Dvds
www.radonleaders.org/node/12135

1st International Comparison Measurement on Assessing the Diffusion Coefficient of Radon
www.radonleaders.org/node/12136

Granulation Effects on the Radon Emanation Rate
www.radonleaders.org/node/12138

Radon in the Environment and in Dwellings in a Uranium Mining Area in Eastern India: an Overview
www.radonleaders.org/node/12139

Implications of Polarity of Unipolar Ionisers on Reduction of Effective Dose Attributable to Thoron Progeny
www.radonleaders.org/node/12140

Interaction of Radon and Smoking Among Czech Uranium Miners
www.radonleaders.org/node/12141

Prediction of Lung Cancer Risk for Radon Exposures Based on Cellular Alpha Particle Hits
www.radonleaders.org/node/12142

Results of the 2010 National Radiation Protection Institute Intercomparison of Radon and Its Short-Lived Decay Product Continuous Monitors
www.radonleaders.org/node/12143