“Live Green, Breath Clean Air”

Why is indoor air quality important to you and your family? Because we spend 90% of our time indoors, and 65% of our time in our homes.  And, get this, moms, infants and the elderly spend 90% of their time in the home!   Read more …

Radon Information, Links & Resources

• EPA – Environmental Protection Agency
  www.epa.gov/radon

• A Citizen’s Guide to Radon –
  
  www.epa.gov/radon/pubs/citguide.html)

• MDH – Minnesota Department of Health
  www.health.state.mn.us/radon

• NRPP-NEHA – National Radon Proficiency Program/
  National Environmental Health Association
  www.radongas.org

• AARST – American Association of Radon Scientists and
  Technologists
  www.aarst.org

• NELAC – National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation
  Conference
  www.epa.gov/nelac

• MN Radon Project – The Minnesota Radon Project (located
  in the Physics
  Department at St. John’s University)
  www.csbsju.edu/mnradon

• NRSB – National Radon Safety Board
  www.nrsb.org

• NCI – The National Cancer Institute
  
  www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/risk/radon

• Cansar – Cancer Survivors Against Radon
  www.Cansar.org

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Please note that in July of 2009 the World Health Organization suggested that the acceptable level considered “safe” for radon present in a dwelling be lowered to 2.7 pCi/L. The EPA has not yet lowered their safe level and maintains their 4.0 pCi/L threshold.