by Amy Morris | Mar 5, 2021 | 2021, General Interest, Radon Policy, The Radon Reporter
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...
by Nicole Chazaud | Mar 4, 2021 | 2021, General Interest, Radon Education, Radon Symposium, RnBiz
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...
by Amy Morris | Mar 5, 2020 | 2020, General Interest, The Radon Reporter
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...
by Amy Morris | Mar 5, 2020 | 2020, General Interest, Radon Policy, The Radon Reporter
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...
by Amy Morris | Mar 1, 2020 | 2020, General Interest, The Radon Reporter
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...
by Amy Morris | Mar 1, 2020 | 2020, General Interest, The Radon Reporter
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) Radon licensure requirements for measurement started in 2019. Because this was the first year of a new regulation, MDH minimized enforcement actions and instead focused on compliance assistance. The MDH radon program has...
