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More Radon Information There is lots of information about radon, much of it on the
web. Be careful, much of the information is misleading or just plain wrong.
Because of radon we have been motivated to learn more about how the air in
buildings works and how radiation interacts with humans to cause cancer. We
continue to learn more about these things, and there may be some surprises. But
there are some simple things we should accept and some prudent things to do
about radon. Please learn what you need to know. The origin of several introductory web pages on radon is
the EPA radon home page.
http://www.epa.gov/iaq/radon/index.html There are links from here to the other pages/documents
discussed below. Keep in mind that the EPA is not a research organization. Its
information is often frustrating to scientists because it is not presented
logically. The EPA designed the Citizen’s Guide to Radon as the
all-purpose document.
http://www.epa.gov/iaq/radon/pubs/citguide.html This is a reasonable introduction. It is also in Spanish.
http://www.epa.gov/iaq/radon/pubs/elradon.html Much of the concern about radon relates to liability and
real estate transactions. This is natural because it has the potential to affect
real-estate values. Possibly because of this, one of the best documents, in my
opinion, is the Real Estate Buyer’s and Seller’s Guide.
http://www.epa.gov/iaq/radon/pubs/hmbyguid.html Most radon testing is done for real-estate transactions
these days. I wouldn’t want to get stuck with a building full of cancer
causing gas, how about you? It is usually easy to have buildings fixed for
radon, you need to know if it has a problem. There are two documents with selected audiences, for
builders and renters.
http://www.epa.gov/iaq/radon/construc.html
http://www.epa.gov/iaq/radon/pubs/tenants.html Frankly, I don’t think these are very good. The information for builders is confusing to me. Maybe it is because I am not a builder. The one for the tenants is a little better although its information is just a rehash of the citizen’s guide: “Even though you renters are second class citizens, you don’t have to live in radon, really! The worst thing that could happen to you is that you are thrown out in the street.”kj |
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