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How Stuff Works: Radon
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How Stuff Works: Radon
http://www.howstuffworks.com/radon.htm
Informative article about how radon forms and why it is so dangerous. Comparison of radon test devices. Useful links.
Environment > Atmosphere > Radon
Mar 28, 2008
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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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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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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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4. AARST
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.
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Informative article about how radon forms and why it is so dangerous. Comparison of radon test devices. Useful links.
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Uses information about location of home, and house construction, to suggest whether or not to test for radon.
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US EPA information resources and links about this gas, its health effects, and its control.
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Provides certification and continuing education classes that meet National Radon Proficiency Program. Located in Colorado Springs, CO.
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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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Informative primer on radon, its progeny, measurement and risks. Extensive information on radioactivity and radiation, exposure and risks.
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