Homeowner Speaks About Need for Radon Control in New Homes

Homeowner Speaks About Need for Radon Control in New Homes

Posted by Angell March 12, 2009 - 06:26 PM
Angell

Colleagues,

Recently, I received a copy of a letter from resident of a recently built home expressing concern to her county health department, building code official, and mayor about elevated indoor radon (over 200 pCi/L), subsequent extremely difficult mitigation process, and the need for radon control requirements in building codes.

I believe the letter offers a very strong testimony to the importance of radon prevention in new construction. The author of the letter has given permission to distribute the correspondence and it follows.

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