The Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors (CRCPD) has published an advisory for radon testing using a Consumer Digital Radon Monitor (CDRM). CDRMs can be purchased online or in retail stores and are used for monitoring radon continuously. The advisory explains some of the cautions for using these monitors and verifying results. Key points of the advisory include:

• CDRMs are NOT for testing during real estate transactions.
• CDRMs are NOT for making radon mitigation decisions.

Click HERE or scan the QR code below to view the advisory brochure prepared by CRCPD’s E-25 Committee on Radon.

The results of the IEA Board of Directors election were announced at the Symposium. Congratulations to the newly elected officers: President-Elect Dave Hill, Vice President Kyle Hoylman, Secretary Phil McDonnell, and Treasurer Dan Potter. We also extend congratulations to the newly elected Nationally Elected Directors: Myca Bruno and Bob Coffee, and returning Nationally Elected Directors: Nate Burden, Annie-Laurie Hunter, and Kevin Stewart. See the full Board Listing HERE.

Thank you for Your Leadership and Service!
Each board member contributes countless volunteer hours to help grow the Association and guide the strategic plan that keeps it strong and relevant. Our sincere thanks go to all who serve.
A special note of appreciation to our outgoing members: Secretary Jan Fisher, who also served on the Executive Committee and chaired the Advocacy and Ethics Committees; Vice President Dave Gillay; Nationally Elected Director Zan Jones, president of the newly formed Texoma IEA Chapter; and Nationally Elected Director John Mallon, who served on the Advocacy and Membership Committees.

Measuring levels of certain radioactive isotopes in toenails may reveal a person’s long-term exposure to radon gas and potentially lung cancer risk. Read the article HERE.

When No One’s Watching: The Ethics Episode

In this episode of The Indoor Environment Project, host Diane Swecker sits down with Amy Roedl, NRPP Director of Proficiency, and Mark Ungerer, Health Physicist Supervisor with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, for an honest and thought-provoking conversation about ethics in the radon and indoor environmental industries.

Together, they explore what ethical behavior really looks like in day-to-day practice, the difference between technical and conduct violations, how complaints are investigated, and why doing the right thing—especially when no one’s watching—builds trust and credibility across our profession.

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Feedback Sought on the Radon Data Dictionary

Interested radon stakeholders are invited to participate in a survey regarding proposed changes to the Radon Data Dictionary used for the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Environmental Public Health Tracking Network, which receives and publishes radon test data reported through labs and state radon programs. EPHT has provided important information for more than a decade. Over the past several years, updates and improvements to the Radon Data Dictionary have been suggested to address insufficient descriptions of multiple tests of the same unit, missing items required by the ANSI-AARST standards, inadequate descriptors of buildings, and other issues. There is now a draft revised data dictionary. Feedback on the proposed changes (one response per business please) can be provided through this SURVEY. Deadline: Monday December 1. IEA will compile the results for submission to CDC.