Read a science fair radon paper titled Radon Mitigation for Windsor Colorado, written by Jenna Brethauer, a 6th grade student at the Windsor Charter Academy in Windsor, Colorado.
Abstract: The purpose of this project is to determine if Windsor Colorado residents are at high risk of Radon exposure and additionally understand the value to Windsor of creating building ordinance, similar to Fort Collins, requiring radon mitigation be included on all new residential homes. My hypothesis is that Windsor needs a building ordnance for new homes because looking at the regional data Windsor and Fort Collins appear to be in the same radon exposure zone. It is generally accepted that radon mitigation is required for any structure that exceeds the government recommended maximum of Pico curies/liter (4.0 pCi/l). However, other government and environmental agencies are now recommending mitigation for any structure which tests above 2.0 pCi/l. I am going to analyze and compare Windsor and Fort Collins Radon test data to show that Windsor does have enough exposure that it would be a good idea to pass a similar ordinance for Windsor. I will also show that new home mitigation is also necessary because a onetime test result under 4pCi/l may be misleading by proving that large fluctuations over time due to seasonal and home use variables exist. I will also show that the cost of mitigation during new construction is more cost effective than doing it later and is also a better investment in the long run than other building code requirements.
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