“Radon in Alaska: What You Should Know – Video,” by the authors Garcia, M.R., Goh, Raquel, Nelson, M.A., Athey, J.E., and Nash, A.L., Jr, presents radon information unique to Alaska. The video discusses building types and techniques associated with rural Alaska, but is also applicable to homes in all parts of the state.
Alaska’s Radon Program serves to educate residents about radon hazards, testing, mitigation, and radon-resistant new construction. The ultimate goals of the program are to decrease lung cancer rates in Alaska and improve health outcomes for Alaskans. This video provides guidance on radon issues. Topics include explanations of what radon is, discussion of background radon, and testing instruction. Radon pathways into the house are discussed as they apply to Alaska construction. For instance, the video explains that houses on stilts do not present a radon problem while those built on the ground or those built with skirts may.
Funding for the video was primarily provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Additional funding was provided by the EPA’s FY21 State Indoor Radon Grant to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Air Quality, titled “Alaska Air Quality Program and Radon Program,” Award No. BG-96079706 (conducted by DGGS); UAF-CES Healthy Homes Partnership, Grant Award no. 2019-48540-30098; and State of Alaska General Funds.
See the video at https://mediaspace.nau.edu/media/Alaska+Radon+Video/1_lk6hvkl0
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