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Exposure To Low Levels Of Radon Appears To Reduce The Risk Of Lung ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Science Daily (press release)25, 2008) â€” Exposure to levels of radon gas typically found in 90 percent of American homes appears to reduce the risk of developing lung cancer by as much

BuildClean TM Studies Radon Levels in Natural Stone Countertops  -  25 Mar 2008
Business Wire (press release),A licensed, bonded technician who specializes in radon measurement is conducting the home tests. Radon (Rn) is an inert gas that results from the decay of

Radon mitigation on the agenda for county supes  -  25 Mar 2008
Nevada Appeal,Whether to require radon mitigation in new homes will be discussed today by the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors during a meeting in Placerville.

Have You Had Your Home Tested for Radon?  -  25 Mar 2008
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com,Did you know that our neighborhood has areas where radon gas is above acceptable levels? Although it is naturally-occurring, radon is the leading cause of

Uranium Mining Is Important for Securing America's Energy Future  -  25 Mar 2008
Heritage.org,While there is often more dangerous radium or radon with uranium, these elements are safely managed to protect workers and the environment.

Workers at mines and quarries face highest cancer risk  -  25 Mar 2008
Helsingin Sanomat,Factors contributing to cancer rates among mine and quarry workers include radon gas, rock dust, and asbestos. Finland's asbestos mines were closed down a

Environmental Service Professionals, Inc. Forms Alliance With ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Primenewswire (press release),...management program, mold testing, energy inspection, neighborhood environment reports, allergen screening, radon testing and new builder program.

Princeton U. finds high radon level in building  -  Mar 24, 2008
The Times of Trenton - NJ.com,...by Central Jersey News Updates PRINCETON BOROUGH -- After the university undertook a yearlong program to measure radon levels in its buildings and took

Bloomberg shows high radon levels  -  Mar 24, 2008
Princeton University The Daily Princetonian,By Mendy Fisch The Universityâ€™s yearlong effort to measure radon levels in residential buildings on campus revealed that certain buildings have

Radon gas in schools raises little concern  -  Mar 22, 2008
Greenwich Time,By Hoa Nguyen Moderately high levels of radon were found in two offices at Eastern Middle School, three at Cos Cob School and two rooms at the Board of

Free radon testing kits available  -  Mar 20, 2008
KOAA,Free testing kits to detect radon in your home are available in Pueblo County. The kits were purchased by the Pueblo City-County Health Department and must

Radon testing underway across Island  -  Mar 17, 2008
The Guardian,Radon testing of provincial buildings is underway across PEI, says Dr. Heather Morrison, PEIâ€™s chief health officer. She spoke to a group of about 15 people

Radon levels reduced at 5 schools  -  Mar 18, 2008
Stamford Advocate,By Lisa Chamoff NORWALK - The district has reduced radon levels at five Norwalk schools, with the exception of two classrooms at Wolfpit Elementary School,

Householders warned about radon risk  -  Mar 3, 2008
RTE.ie,Householders are being urged to test their homes for the cancer-causing radioactive gas radon. The Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland estimates

Householders urged to test for radon  -  Mar 3, 2008
Irish Times,Householders have been urged to test for radon after a house in Co Tipperary was found to have 45 times the acceptable level of the cancer-causing gas.

High levels of radon gas found in Co Tipperary house  -  Mar 3, 2008
Belfast Telegraph,A house in Co Tipperary has been found to contain 45 times the acceptable level of the cancer-causing gas radon. The Radiological Protection Institute says

Radon: Silent killer Homeowners often fail to test for gas, a ...  -  Mar 15, 2008
Amarillo.com (subscription),The system creates a vacuum and releases radon into the atmosphere, bypassing the home. By the Numbers: Radon According to the National Center for Healthy

DPH comes to town  -  Mar 21, 2008
Brookfield Journal,He noted that, although it and radon are "linked"-the two are associated but not directly- uranium had not attracted the attention of the state DPH until

School board makes radon mitigation No. 1 priority  -  Mar 14, 2008
Nevada Appeal,...by Scott Neuffer, sneuffer@recordcourier.com The Douglas County School Board voted Tuesday night to make radon mitigation at Zephyr Cove Elementary School

Radon invades Summit homes  -  Mar 12, 2008
Summit Daily News,...â€œThe dredges dug to the bedrock and removed all the insulating soil, so the ground is now incredibly porous,â€? said Alan Ferguson, owner of Summit Radon

McHenry County residents urged to test homes for radon levels  -  Mar 12, 2008
Northwest Herald,WOODSTOCK â€“ The McHenry County Department of Health encourages all residents to test their homes for radon. During the month of April, radon test kits may

Effort to Reduce Radon at Zephyr Cove School Contines  -  Mar 12, 2008
KOLO,KOLO archives state that the school was determined to have higher than the recommended level of radon in late 2006. Radon is a naturally occurring gas that

JT sixth-grader finishes 3rd in radon contest  -  Mar 5, 2008
Pocono Record,A middle school-age student in East Stroudsburg placed third in the state in a nationwide poster contest on the dangers of radon.

Little bit of radon an Rx?  -  Mar 5, 2008
Worcester Telegram,The study looked into the homes of almost 600 Worcester County residents in the 1990s to measure the correlation between home radon exposure and lung cancer

Concern over high radon levels  -  Mar 3, 2008
Irish Health,Householders are being urged to test their homes for the radioactive gas, radon, after a house in Tipperary was found to have levels 45 times above the

Cohoes school getting radon cleanup  -  Mar 4, 2008
Albany Times Union,In a letter addressed to teachers, parents and staff, Assistant Superintendent for Business and Operations Robert Libby said the radon -- a colorless,

Civil engineering company buys tower cranes ahead of demand  -  Mar 20, 2008
Creamer Media's Engineering News,The current buoyancy in the construction industry has forced civil engineering and construction company Radon Projects to buy two tower cranes from

Radon Discovered at Cohoes School  -  Mar 3, 2008
WXXA,The Cohoes City School District says they've found higher than normal radon levels in three classrooms at the Page Avenue School.

Ultra Uranium Corp Announces Orbit and Crackingstone Uranium ...  -  Feb 26, 2008
Baystreet.ca,V-ULU) is pleased to announce the results of a radon gas survey around the intersection point of the Crackingstone and Boom Lake Faults of the Orbit and

Identifying Radon Levels in Apartments and Homes  -  Feb 26, 2008
WBTV,Most people don't know that radon can leak from building materials like concrete and cause high-rises to fill up quickly with the deadly gas.

Radon detectors offered at women's health event  -  Feb 29, 2008
Cherry Hill Courier Post,VOORHEES â€” A total of 95 radon detectors will be distributed on a first-come basis at the Camden County Women's Health Conference on Saturday.

Experts: Radon Gas a Major Cancer Risk in Finland  -  Feb 26, 2008
YLE News,Around half of the radiation people are exposed to in Finland comes from radon gas, which is a naturally occurring but radioactive by-product of the

Indoor air pollution has causes and remedies  -  Mar 15, 2008
Bloomington Pantagraph,But radon gas is deadly, the second-leading cause of lung cancer behind cigarette smoking. Mold problems are evident from the resulting musty smell if not

No-nuke age all over again?  -  Mar 16, 2008
Thought Leader,Radon-220 is the highly cancerous radioactive gas released underground during the mining and extraction process. Itâ€™sa by-product of uranium ore and an

Are you in a sick house?  -  Mar 24, 2008
Shreveport Times,Get a do-it-yourself radon kit. You can get one inexpensively and test for this naturally occurring gas that has been linked to cancer. If you have radon,

Legislators experience positives, negatives  -  Mar 17, 2008
Emporia Gazette (subscription),A bright spot of Barnettâ€™s week was that Senate Bill 577, the legislation he introduced for home radon awareness, passed the Senate by a 33-7 vote and will

How to pare school budget?  -  Mar 7, 2008
Brookfield Journal,On a related issue, a two-member ad-hoc committee reported that there are "no unaddressed harmful or dangerous situations pertaining to radon in the schools

Wave Uranium Begins Field Work On Arizona Properties  -  Mar 18, 2008
Business Wire (press release),The Company has completed photogrammetric analysis of the area, and will conduct a comprehensive radon survey. In parallel with the deployment and

CANCER GAS PRESENCE PUTS LIVES IN DANGER  -  Mar 5, 2008
South Wales Evening Post,Shock new survey maps have found radon in "significant" areas of the county previously thought to be free of the gas. Residents who want to learn if they

Coal plants big issue for legislators  -  Mar 10, 2008
Emporia Gazette (subscription),Barnettâ€™s home radon legislation passed out of committee last week, and he believes thereâ€™sa good chance it will be on the Senate floor this week.

Nonprofits in need of volunteers  -  Mar 16, 2008
Worcester Telegram,For protection against radon, test your home regularly with one of the American Lung Associationâ€™s radon kit. Send $10 to the American Lung Association of

Empire Resources to sell Yarlarweelor  -  Feb 25, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),The sale agreement will deliver Empire $1m in direct cash payments from Radon Resources, a uranium explorer planning to list on the ASX within six months.

Thumbs up, thumbs down  -  Mar 7, 2008
Pocono Record,Angelika's poster conveyed an important and often unheard message: "Radon is a silent killer. Make sure your Radon Report is A++!" The incidence of radon,

News in brief  -  Feb 28, 2008
West Salem Coulee News,The La Crosse County Health Department once again is offering radon test kits to anyone interested in checking the radon level in their home.

Toy testing  -  Mar 5, 2008
MLive.com,In addition, free radon kits will be available at this event. The event is free and open to anyone, although we may need to limit the numbers of toys you

On the House: Get good air inside your home by making a few ...  -  Mar 6, 2008
Marconews (subscription),Do-it-yourself test kits are available for many indoor air pollutants such as lead or radon. Other indoor pollutants such as asbestos require professional

County health report notes disease increases  -  Mar 6, 2008
Beloit Daily News,Another highlight of the Rock County Environmental Health Report Card was that the percent of homes with dangerous radon levels was down to 42 percent from

Danger of contamination is too great  -  Mar 17, 2008
The Kingston Whig-Standard,Small amounts of radon gas can be released in the mining process, but these last, at a maximum, for four days, and a lot of homes already can have this gas

International Montoro Resources Inc.  -  Mar 3, 2008
Market Wire (press release)A detailed map outlining the location of the drill holes, known uranium occurrences, radon gas anomalies and trace lines of the fault zones will be

BIOSPHERIC RESERVATION OF ZAONEZIE (SOUTH KARELIA). CREATION AND ...  -  Mar 19, 2008
Ð˜Ð·Ð²ÐµÑ?Ñ‚Ð¸Ñ? Ð?Ð°ÑƒÐºÐ¸,Due to radon survey (1:1 000 000) territories of Zaonezhie (about 50% of area), Prionezhie (to the east from the Ivine river valley to the coast of the

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