Article: Radon rocks HIPs: the proposed UK home information packs have brought the problems of testing for radon in buildings to the attention of a wider audience.(Environment)

Article: Peninsula student's radon project is right on
Daily Breeze;  December 28, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... elevated levels of radon gas, and that ... led to a U.S. Geological Survey analysis of the ... identify and eliminate radon, could also be ... geophysicist and radon expert for the U.S. Geological Survey, said about the ...

Article: RADON PROBLEM PERSISTS IN REGION.(CAPITAL REGION)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  February 13, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... Press, 1994). ``Control of Radon in Houses: Recommendations ... Radiation, 1989). Look for radon information at the U.S. Geological Survey Web site at http://www ... 8080 Or visit the National Radon Safety Board at http ...

Article: Radon
Encyclopedia of Public Health;      700+ words ... ... Press. Harley, N. (2000). "Radon and Daughters." In Environmental ... Health Effects of Exposure to Radon. Washington, DC: National Academy Press. U.S. Geological Survey. The Geology of Radon. Available at http://energy ...

Article: Radon in homes: Key battle won here
Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA;  June 9, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... homes sampled in Pequea Township had radon levels higher than the level EPA says ... having the highest potential for high radon levels on a map of radon potential zones by EPA and the U.S. Geological Survey. All this spurred Peterson and other ...

Article: Maps show radon potential of rocks and soils in Washington ...
PR Newswire;  May 2, 1988 ;     700+ words ... ... TOMORROW, MAY 3/ MAPS SHOW RADON POTENTIAL OF ROCKS AND SOILS ... PRNewswire/ -- Maps assessing the radon potential of rocks and soils ... county agencies and the U.S. Geological Survey. USGS scientists emphasized ... showing different ranges of radon potential across the county ...

Article: Testing for Radon
The Washington Post;  January 25, 2003 ;     609 words ... ... screening or testing for radon and another list of contractors ... mitigation. Maryland has no radon program. It refers residents ... 2474, x2086. The state Geological Survey, however, provides a 1988 report on radon (www.mgs.md.gov ...

Article: Dump radon alerts, developers urge city Geologists wary of ...
The Gazette;  October 13, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... testing, nobody will know if radon is present and that as a result ... ventilation system to remove radon after construction is complete ... spokesman for the Colorado Geological Survey, a state agency that provides ... enough to say, 'I should put a radon tester in my basement.' Who ...