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8 July 2009
Notice of Funding Availability (USEPA-IAQ/IEQ)

EPA has announced a Funding Opportunity and Request for Proposals on
Indoor Environments: Reducing Public Exposure to Indoor Pollutants.
This Notice/announcement is available from the following websites:

EPA Air and Radiation Website:
http://www.epa.gov/air/grants_funding.html

The Notice is listed under: Office of Radiation & Indoor Air
RFA#EPA-OAR-ORIA-09-09
The closing date is September 14, 2009 at 4:00 pm (EDT)

Dear Partners--

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Call or email Danny Pouladian on 310-729-5190 or dannyp@blulinemedia.net by June 30 to reserve space.

The following message was submitted by a concerned citizen to RadonLeaders.org. Please provide your thoughts and input.

I live in Ocala, Florida. I recently had the Marion County Health Department do radon testing in my home. Levels in the range of 50-70 pCi/L were detected. My home needs to be mitigated. I do not know if the government has any grants or other assistance to help me get a mitigation done. Can you provide any information, advice, guidance?

Thank you for your help!

EPA invites you to provide feedback by May 4, 2009 regarding your participation in the 2009 National Radon Action Month.

Share the story behind the results you achieved in 2009 and provide feedback on how EPA can better assist you in 2010. Your feedback is important and easy to provide using the online feedback form. Thank you for sharing your feedback!

The following message was submitted by a concerned citizen to RadonLeaders.org. Please provide your thoughts and input.

Hello,

I'm having a VERY hard time getting my question answered by anyone. We have lived in our home for 10 years and just tested for Radon gas. Tests came back high: 10, 14 and 16.

Today, we are having a venting mitigation system installed.

Is there something we should do for each member of our family (5) to check for any short/long term effects that the Radon gas may have had on us over the past 10 years?

Was the database of builders using RRNC techniques ever completed? If so, can someone point me in the right direction for where I can find it?

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.

Very nice spot on KBVC in NV. Adrian does a fantastic job. All messages nailed, even granite. A few shots of the EPA lab in LV

http://www.kvbc.com/Global/story.asp?s=9372100

I need a refresher course in the mechanism of how radon gets into the lungs.

I just had a client ask "does the amount of dust in my home's indoor air influence the level of radioactive exposure to the lungs?" Knowing that radon attaches to dust particles, it would seem that the more dust present, the more radon-laced dust particles one would inhale. Is this a fair assessment?

I await your learned responses.

Thanks, Ginger