Directory of Radon Resources

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This category is for scientific and informational sites about radon, a colorless, odorless, naturally occurring, radioactive gas. It is a significant contaminant that affects indoor air quality worldwide. It is thought to be the second most frequent cause of lung cancer, after cigarette smoking.

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• Mitigation and Testing

Resources in This Category

• AARST

  http://www.aarst.org/
  American Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists, a professional association for those engaged in the research, testing, measurement and remediation of radon.

• Center for Environmental Research and Technology

  http://certi.info/
  Provides certification and continuing education classes that meet National Radon Proficiency Program. Located in Colorado Springs, CO.

• Eastern Regional Radon Training Center

  http://www.errtc.rutgers.edu/
  Provides training in the health risks posed by radon gas and the methods of radon measurement and mitigation in residential, institutional, and commercial environments.

• Gemmill Laboratories

  http://www.gemmilllabs.com/
  Pennsylvania company providing radon certification training, radon measurement and mitigation courses and radon instrument calibration courses. Also offers granite radiation testing services.

• How Stuff Works: Radon

  http://www.howstuffworks.com/radon.htm
  Informative article about how radon forms and why it is so dangerous. Comparison of radon test devices. Useful links.

• Indoor Air - Radon

  http://www.epa.gov/radon/
  US EPA information resources and links about this gas, its health effects, and its control.

• Integrated Environmental Management

  http://www.iem-inc.com/prrn.html
  Informative primer on radon, its progeny, measurement and risks. Extensive information on radioactivity and radiation, exposure and risks.

• Natural Radioactivity

  http://www.physics.isu.edu/radinf/natural.htm
  The Radiation Information Network (Idaho State U). Primordial, cosmogenic and man-made radiation sources. Radon accounts for 56% of the total effective dose to people in the US. Radioactivity in soil, building materials, and human bodies.

• Radon Gas Kills

  http://radonkills.blogspot.com/
  Educational site about radon, an invisible and odorless gas that increases your risk of developing lung cancer.

• Radon Guide: Introduction to Radon

  http://www.radonguide.com/
  Comprehensive guide to radon in the home provided by a firm of consultants in Northern Ireland.

• Radon Mitigation and Gas Reduction

  http://radonmitigationsystems.blogspot.com/
  Blog about radon gas with information about how to conduct testing and mitigation.

• Radon Progeny

  http://www.ccnr.org/radon_chart.html
  A chart listing all of the decay products of radon gas in their order of appearance. Atomic mass, atomic numbers and the energy in MeV of the released alpha radiation.

• Radon Project of Columbia University and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab.

  http://www.stat.columbia.edu/~radon/
  Uses information about location of home, and house construction, to suggest whether or not to test for radon.

• Risk Assessment of Radon in Drinking Water

  http://www.nap.edu/catalog/6287.html
  The National Academy of Sciences report (1999) compares the risks of radon in air and water. Full report can be read online, or purchased.

• Uranium - The Deadliest Metal

  http://www.ccnr.org/uranium_deadliest.html
  A detailed paper on uranium, its radioactive products, mining, and radiation risks to people issued by the Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility (1992). The health risks even at the low radon levels in homes.

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