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American Association of Radon Scientists and technologists. AARST is a voluntary professional association which serves those individuals engaged in the research, testing, measurement, and remediation of radon.
www.aarst.org
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.
www.nap.edu
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.
www.physics.isu.edu
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.
www.epa.gov
Radon - The Invisible Intruder
Report from the Office of New York State Attorney General (1996) on the dangers of radon, testing, tips on reducing radon and selecting a contractor.
www.oag.state.ny.us
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.
www.uic.com.au
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.
www.ccnr.org
Integrated Environmental Management
Informative primer on radon, its progeny, measurement and risks. Extensive information on radioactivity and radiation, exposure and risks.
www.iem-inc.com
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%.
www.cheec.uiowa.edu
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
Informative article about how radon forms and why it is so dangerous. Comparison of radon test devices. Useful links.
www.howstuffworks.com
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.
www.ccnr.org
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.
www.atral.com
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.
www.stat.columbia.edu
Western Regional Radon Training Center
Provides certification and continuing education classes that meet National Radon Proficiency Program. Located in Colorado Springs, CO.
www.certi.us