The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Indoor Environments Division (IED) within the Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) will communicate recent information gathered concerning the current and historical performance of radon devices during proficiency testing. IED will present historical performance test data collected during 1989-1995 – when EPA stopped managing the national radon performance program – and current data, which covers post-EPA program test results from 1996-2010.
Data collected for this comparison allowed IED to address a recommendation made by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) (Rpt. No. 09-P-0151) in May 2009 regarding the lack of current data to support OAR’s position that radon measurement systems provide practical and affordable measurements. Reliable measurements are critical to give consumers the information they need about the radon level in their home and in making a decision about whether to fix their home. These contemporary data will allow EPA to describe the accuracy and reliability of devices to the public with increased confidence.
Data were gathered by joint efforts between EPA, Dr. James Burkhart of the Western Regional Radon Training Center and the Radon Measurements Laboratory of UCCS, and Dr. Phillip Jenkins of Bowser-Morner, Inc. The Radon Device Performance Study Design Work Group, a group of public and private sector national radon stakeholders, aided in development and design of the studies presented.
The webinar will be held on Sept. 27, 2011, from 1–3 p.m. EDT. It is open to the public, and anyone who is interested is encouraged to attend.
Please contact The Cadmus Group for more information or questions regarding this webinar.
United States