The OSHA Radon Standard: A 50-Year-Old Scientifically Indefensible Radiation Standard
Dr. Bill Field, Professor, College of Public Health, University of Iowa Over the past 40 years, more rigorous scientific research has been performed quantifying the risk posed by radon than for almost any other carcinogen. Findings from cohort studies of radon-exposed...
Are You Experiencing a 2021 Hawthorne Effect?
Robin Royals, President, RC Royals & Associates, LLC Image credit: Investopedia, Will Kenton, Updated 11/23/20 Are you tired of fixing the same problems? Just when you claim victory, the identical problem recurs. If so, maybe you are experiencing the 2021...
Coronavirus Tax Relief for Small Business
Andika Susanti, AARST-NRPP Finance Manager Small businesses may claim tax credits that reduce the amount of tax paid to the government. Businesses of all sizes usually file for tax credits and tax deductions as part of their annual tax filing process. This year's...
AARST Announces Inclusion of Vapor Intrusion in Symposium’s 35th Anniversary
The American Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists (AARST) celebrates its 35th Anniversary of the International Radon Symposium by expanding its conference agenda to include vapor intrusion and has renamed the annual event the AARST International Radon and...
Ohio Avoids Radon Legislative Disaster in 2020, Looks Ahead to a Bright Future in 2021
Jeanne Hoffman, Executive Director, Ohio Association of Radon Professionals In 2020, the Ohio Association of Radon Professionals (OARP) continued its work to introduce and pass a Radon Awareness Bill in addition to implementing changes in the state’s residential...
Current Trends in New Homes
Tommy Bowles, Office of Radiation and Indoor Air, US EPA Every year Home Innovation Research Labs (HIRL) performs the Annual Builder Practices Survey (ABPS), a nationally disseminated building practices survey. The survey is mailed to over 53,000 active U.S. home...
Congress Opens New Market for Radon Services
Since the mid-1990s, the US Defense Department has privatized much housing for members of the military and their families, to the extent that 99% of all US military families and many individual service members reside in privately managed housing. As a result of...
The Cost of NOT Testing
Amy Morris, AARST Integrated Media Manager THE NUMBERS After learning that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recommends every home be tested for radon, one of the first questions a homeowner will have is, ‘How much does it cost to test?’ What if we reverse that...
Transforming Public Health Systems to Integrate Radon and Tobacco Control
Ellen J. Hahn, Nicholas B. Conley, William C. Haneberg, Elizabeth Anderson-Hoagland, Clay Hardwick What if every healthcare professional advised their patients who smoke to test their homes for radon? What if every radon professional urged homeowners with high radon...