by Amy Morris | Dec 1, 2021 | 2021, General Interest, Radon Policy, RnBiz
HUD has committed to minimize residential radon exposure by developing policy across programs and providing guidance and technical assistance to HUD program partners. According to the plan (released November 17), HUD will develop a simple departmental radon policy...
by Amy Morris | Dec 1, 2021 | 2021, General Interest, Radon Business, RnBiz
If you are using off-the-shelf mitigation system labels, chances are they are not compliant with the updated ANSI-AARST mitigation standard (SGM-SF-2017). An AARST staff review of labels from five different suppliers found them missing key information. We all know...
by Amy Morris | Oct 28, 2021 | 2021, General Interest, Radon Science, RnBiz
Radon Research The Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board of the National Academies of Science hosted two two-hour webinars to review available data on radiation exposures and human health: cardiovascular effects at low doses of radiation and what has been learned about...
by Amy Morris | Sep 29, 2021 | 2021, AARST Member Exclusive, General Interest, RnBiz
Since AARST’s formation in 1986, association members have agreed to abide by this code when they join AARST. This past June, the AARST Board approved an update of the Ethics Committee’s Standards Operating Procedures (SOPS) covering the procedures for filing a...
by Amy Morris | Sep 16, 2021 | 2021, AARST Member Exclusive, General Interest, Radon Symposium, RnBiz
American Association of Radon Scientists and TechnologistsBoard Candidate Biographies for 2021 Elections CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT-ELECT (Vote for one or write-in) Kyle Hoylman co-founded Protect Environmental in 2005, where he currently serves as its Managing Partner....
by Amy Morris | Apr 28, 2021 | 2021, General Interest, Radon Policy, RnBiz
In a recent article written by Brad Schmidt | The Oregonian/OregonLive, “The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has failed to ensure residents living in public housing are protected from exposure to radioactive gas, the agency’s independent...
