Radon News

Extension will continue to offer free radon test kits
Tahoe Daily Tribune
While the rest of the state will have to start paying for radon test kits, they will continue to be free in Douglas County, according to the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension's Radon Education Program. The tests were free during January in ...

Limerick Post
Twenty three homes in Mayo found with high levels of cancer-causing radon gas
Mayo Advertiser
Fifteen per cent of Mayo homes recently tested for radon were found to have high levels of the cancer-causing gas according to figures released by the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland (RPII). Some 300 homes from across the country have been ...
Thousands at risk from deadly gasLimerick Post

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District 95 passes its radon testing
TribLocal
By Jeff Borgardt Special to the Tribune Yesterday at 1:04 pm The results of radon tests at Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 buildings were below contaminated levels, officials recently announced. After parents complained that testing done ...

Radon could lurk
Sioux City Journal
Mercy Medical Center and the Siouxland District Health Department are joining forces to increase consumer awareness of the dangers of radon gas. Radon is an odorless, colorless, tasteless gas that causes no immediate health symptoms, but long-term ...

Radon gas problem is highlighted in survey
Wexford People
By DAVID MEDCALF ONE ENNISCORTHY house has been found to have nine times the acceptable level of the cancer causing gas radon. And the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland (RPII) has found the one in every five Wexford homes tested exceeded the ...

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Radon risk? — Testing your home is important, and cheaper than you think
Las Cruces Sun-News
By James Staley / Healthy U Jay Morrison of Quality Home Inspections, Inc. checks on a radon test at Fiesta Mobile Homes. Some people think it will drop their property's value. Others think that just because they don't live in an area with high levels ...
Loreck Homes Only Certified Home Builder of Radon Mitigation and MeasurementPR.com (press release)

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Loreck Homes Only Certified Home Builder of Radon Mitigation and Measurement
PR.com (press release)
Leonard Gieck, owner of Loreck Homes, is currently the only Albertan certified for the mitigation and measurement of Radon Gas. Calgary, Canada, February 01, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Loreck Homes is the only home builder in Alberta who is certified for Radon ...

County to wait on more extensive radon testing
Estherville Daily News
by Michael Tidemann - Staff Writer , Estherville Daily News The Emmet County Board of Supervisors Tuesday decided to wait on having an inspection firm do a more extensive radon inspection in the law center basement. While Matt Popken of Advantage Home ...

Radon gas problem is highlighted in survey
New Ross Standard
By DAVID MEDCALF ONE ENNISCORTHY house has been found to have nine times the acceptable level of the cancer causing gas radon. And the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland (RPII) has found the one in every five Wexford homes tested exceeded the ...

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Extension will continue to offer free radon test kits in Douglas County
The Record-Courier
Eric Matus of the Nevada State Health Division spoke a the radon education program at the CVIC Hall on Thursday night. More than 30 people attended the meeting. Steve Lewis of the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension said that you don't know your ...

All schools to be tested for radon
CJAD
Quebec has ordered school boards to test all their schools for the presence of radon gas. This is after a pilot project involving 65 schools turned up positive result for the radioactive gas in eleven. Radon is odourless and can seep up from the ground ...

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BBC News
'Move out' scam radon letters order householders
BBC News
An elaborate hoax letter purporting to be from Northern Ireland's health minister instructs people to get out of their homes for radon gas tests. Scam letters sent to householders in Newry say they should leave for three days from 13 February.
Residents warned over 'radon test' scamBelfast Newsletter

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The Tampered Radon Test
Minneapolis Star Tribune
I don't know how it happened, and I'm not accusing anyone of intentionally doing something that's completely despicable, but it looks like someone intentionally tampered with a radon test. I recently inspected a home that was being flipped for some ...

FOX6Now.com Milwaukee
Officials: Threat of radon high in state
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
By NAOMI CREASON The Sentinel, Carlisle There are a number of concerns when buying or owning a home, but the state Department of Environmental Protection is hoping homeowners pay attention to a specific odorless and radioactive gas -- radon.
Contact 6: January is National Radon Action MonthFOX6Now.com Milwaukee
Silent dangerJefferson Post

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Free radon test kits available
KRCG
Radon is the leading cause of lung cancer deaths among non-smokers. Radon is an odorless gas that occurs when uranium in the earth's soil breaks down and emits alpha particles which can damage human cells. Radon can enter your home through cracks in ...
Low-cost test could save livesSt. George Daily Spectrum

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WKU, City of Bowling Green partnered for radon awareness
College Heights Herald
WKU-sponsored billboards around the region have reminded passersby to check their homes for radon. January is National Radon Action Month. The city of Bowling Green also proclaimed January to be Radon Action Month to coincide with the national ...

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Radon Test Kits Available
WKSR
Radon exposure is the number two cause of lung cancer and claims nearly 22000 lives each year in the US The best time to check your home for radon is in the winter months, when homes are closed to protect against the cold weather. Radon test kits are ...
THE HEATING SEASON IS THE BEST TIME TO TEST FOR RADONVillageSoup Belfast

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FOX6Now.com Milwaukee
Contact 6: January is National Radon Action Month
FOX6Now.com Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE — The Environmental Protection Agency says radon is dangerous, and families have to be aware, so January has been named the National Radon Action Month. So, what is radon, and what kind of harm can it do? Radon is an odorless gas that is ...
WRIGHT WAY: An enemy in your homeCleveland Daily Banner

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Area residents encouraged to test for radon
North Platte Telegraph
By HEATHER JOHNSON | Sunday, January 29, 2012 4:06 AM CST Residents living in Lincoln, Logan and McPherson counties are being urged to test their homes for radon. According to data from the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, ...

FAQs about Radon
West Central Tribune
Radon is an invisible, odorless gas produced by the decay of naturally occurring uranium in soil and water. Radon typically moves through the ground to the air in your home through cracks and holes in the foundation. Any home, new or old, ...

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