National Radon Action Plan 2021-25

by Jane Malone | Jan 31, 2022 | 2022, General Interest, Radon Education, Radon Policy, RnBiz

(Excerpts from the The National Radon Action Plan 2021–2025 Document.) After 5 years in partnership, the NRAP Leadership Council continues to collaborate, sharing ideas about how best to move critical, life-saving radon action forward. This multisector group shares...

AARST Releases 2022 Radon Report Card

by Jane Malone | Jan 28, 2022 | 2022, General Interest, Radon Business, Radon Education, Radon Policy, Radon Science, RnBiz

The American Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists (AARST) has launched the Radon Report Card, a tool for viewing, by state, the latest available data on radon-induced lung cancer risk and current state policies that help reduce risk. The Radon Report Card...

Call for Presentation Abstracts 2022

by Nicole Chazaud | Jan 26, 2022 | 2022, General Interest, Radon Business, Radon Education, Radon Policy, Radon Science, Radon Symposium, RnBiz

Call For Presentation Abstracts is Now Open for the 36th Annual AARST International Radon and Vapor Intrusion Symposium on October 24-26, 2022 taking place at the Hyatt Regency in Bellevue, Washington. Your knowledge and experience are very important to us! For over...

The 2021 Certification Report

by Amy Morris | Jul 29, 2021 | 2021, General Interest, Radon Education, Radon Policy, The Radon Reporter

State Certification and Licensure Laws 101 In the United States, 19 states (with one pending) have laws or regulations in place that require some form of proficiency qualifications for professionals doing radon work in the marketplace. Nine states offer regulation...

Additional Radon Dose Exposure While at Home During the Pandemic

by Amy Morris | Jul 28, 2021 | 2021, General Interest, Radon Education, Radon Science, The Radon Reporter

Bruce Snead and Brian Hanson – National Radon Program Services at Kansas State University. Special thanks to Kevin Stewart of the American Lung Association for his input. The leading cause of lung cancer death in people who have never smoked is the person’s radon...

Call for Non-Compliance Case Studies

by Amy Morris | Apr 28, 2021 | General Interest, Radon Education, Radon Policy

(Image Submitted by Dan Potter, AARST Board Member) AARST’s Public Affairs and Policy Team is seeking submissions of documented cases, including photos and videos of radon testing and radon mitigation systems that do NOT meet the core elements of current...