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Indoor Air - Radon
US EPA information resources and links about this gas, its health effects, and its
control.
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www.epa.gov/radon - cached


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


EPA Publications on Indoor Radon
Complete publications list, descriptions and links. Informative EPA Guides for
citizens, consumers, home buyers and sellers, physicians, and tenants. Radon
prevention in construction, schools. Measurement protocols. Links to regional Radon
Offices.
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www.epa.gov/iaq/radon/pubs - published: Apr 01 2001 - cached


How Stuff Works: Radon
Informative article about how radon forms and why it is so dangerous. Comparison of
radon test devices. Useful links.
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www.howstuffworks.com/radon.htm - published: Oct 30 2008 - cached


Radon Guide: Introduction to Radon
Comprehensive guide to radon in the home provided by a firm of consultants in
Northern Ireland.
www.radonguide.com - published: Jun 01 1994 - cached


UIC - Radiation and Life
Illustrated primer on radiation all around us. Origins and types of radiation.
Ionising, cosmic, background and man-made radiation. Radon contributes 48% of the
radiation dose to people in Australia. Uranium Information Center, 1998.
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www.uic.com.au/ral.htm - cached


Eastern Regional Radon Training Center
Provides training in the health risks posed by radon gas and the methods of radon
measurement and mitigation in residential, institutional, and commercial
environments.
www.errtc.rutgers.edu - cached


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


Natural Radioactivity
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.
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www.physics.isu.edu/radinf/natural.htm - published: Aug 01 2004 - cached


Radon Progeny
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.
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www.ccnr.org/radon_chart.html - published: Mar 27 1996 - cached


 PDF  Radon: The Invisible Intruder
Report from the Office of New York State Attorney General on the dangers of radon,
testing, tips on reducing radon and selecting a contractor.
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www.oag.state.ny.us/bureaus/environmental/pdfs/Radon%20report.pdf


Residential Radon and Lung Cancer Study
The latest and most substantial study ever on the link between radon and lung
cancer (May, 2000) proves that residential radon causes cancer even at the low
levels in homes. At the EPA's 4 pCi/L action limit, the lung cancer risk to women
increases by 50%.
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www.cheec.uiowa.edu/misc/radon.html - published: May 25 2000 - cached


Risk Assessment of Radon in Drinking Water
The National Academy of Sciences report (1999) compares the risks of radon in air
and water. Full report can be read online, or purchased.
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www.nap.edu/catalog/6287.html - cached


Uranium - The Deadliest Metal
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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www.ccnr.org/uranium_deadliest.html - published: Oct 02 1992 - cached


USGS Radon Information
U.S. Geological Survey site on radon in earth, air and water. Site resources
include educational information on radon, and multiple maps on the geologic and
geographic occurrence of radon in the United States.
energy.cr.usgs.gov/radon/radonhome.html - published: Oct 01 1997 - cached


Center for Environmental Research and Technology
Provides certification and continuing education classes that meet National Radon
Proficiency Program. Located in Colorado Springs, CO.
www.certi.info - cached


Gemmill Laboratories
Pennsylvania company providing radon certification training, radon measurement and
mitigation courses and radon instrument calibration courses. Also offers granite
radiation testing services.
www.gemmilllabs.com - cached


Radon Gas Kills
Educational site about radon, an invisible and odorless gas that increases your
risk of developing lung cancer.
radonkills.blogspot.com - cached


Radon Localizer
Dedicated to radon awareness, a novel radon localizing technique and advice on
radon.
www.radonlocalizer.com - cached


Radon Project of Columbia University and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab.
Uses information about location of home, and house construction, to suggest whether
or not to test for radon.
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www.stat.columbia.edu/~radon - cached


Uranium 238 Decay Chain
Short primer on U238 decay through radon to stable lead, radioactive half times of
elements. Chart of the decay chain with half times and alpha or beta radiation.
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www.atral.com/U2381.html - cached


Radon Month
Press release from the United States Environmental Protection Agency introducing
National Radon Action Month.
www.radon-air-quality.com/RadonMonth.html




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