The American Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists Announces New Executive Director
The American Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists (AARST) has named Diane Swecker as its new Executive Director, effective January 3rd, 2023. Ms. Swecker comes to AARST from the American Society of Civil Engineers with proven successes in association and...
AARST is Hiring
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2022 AARST Board Elections
AARST Needs American Radon Policy Campaign (ARPC) AdvertisersThe American Radon Policy Campaign (ARPC) is AARST’s program to represent the radon industry through lobbying in Washington DC and state capitals. It will be supported in 2023 by members and companies...
PAC Silent Auction
The AARST Radon PAC is sponsoring a silent auction in conjunction with the Symposium. The PAC needs prizes from AARST members! Please consider contributing something attractive and fun to the effort. Here’s a list of suggestions: Golf outing, fishing trip, whitewater...
Radon Licensure Required in CO
Radon professional licensure now required in Colorado DENVER - Consumers building or buying homes should be aware that any associated radon measurement or radon mitigation services must now be performed by a licensed professional in Colorado. This requirement took...
THE VAPOR INTRUSION PATHWAY MINI-SERIES Part 2: Regulatory Closure Challenges
David R. Gillay, Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1 This is the second in a series of articles focusing on an unseen villain known as vapor intrusion.This article discusses some of the challenges and new tools to secure and maintain regulatory closureof contaminated sites...
Device-Specific Training
Christina Johnson, NRPP Credentialing Coordinator Are you an NRPP measurement certified professional using analytical testing devices? Depending on the type of deviceyou are operating, you may be able to skip the device performance test for your certification...
HUD Awards $4 MILLION to Public Housing Agencies to Protect Families from Potential Exposures to Radon in Rockford IL; Fort Wayne IN; Rockville MD; Inkster MI; Independence MO; Albany NY; Cleveland, OH; Lebanon PA; and Rock Hill SC.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes has awarded $4 million to nine public housing agencies (PHAs) to conduct radon testing and, as needed, radon mitigation in approximately 1,000 housing units....
NJDEP Has New Rules for Testers and Mitigators Effective Dec. 6, 2022
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and the Commission on Radiation Protection have repealed the existing radon certification program and adopted new rules applicable to individuals and businesses that test for or mitigate radon. The new provisions...