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     Radon Project | The Minnesota Radon 
Project helps people with radon problems through research and outreach. | 
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Radon Detectors are no longer available from the MRP
New RESEARCH FROM THE MINNESOTA RADON PROJECT
 
	Cost effectiveness of preventing 
	lung cancer by radon mitigation 11/10
	
  
	
	Preventing lung cancers by mitigating high radon homes 
	is much cheaper and more effective than trying to cure the lung cancer after 
	it develops. In the Upper Midwest almost 1000 people per year could have 
	their lives extended by an average of 16 years if they lived in mitigated 
	homes. Read all about it 
	here 
	
	http://www.aarst.org/proceedings/2010/08_RADON_RELATED_LUNG_CANCER_DEATHS_AND_MITIGATION_COST_EFFECTIVENESS_IN_A_RADON-PRONE_REGION.pdf 
	.   
	
Contact me (dsteck@csbsju.edu) if you are interested in 
	helping me bring this startling conclusion to the attention of public health 
	and government officials.  
	
 
	GRANITE 9/09  
	
The Minnesota Radon Project studied the potential for elevated radon in tight houses 
that contain exotic 
decorative granite countertops, floors, or wall tiles. A study of over 250 
granite colors suggests that only a few stones may be a radon problem when a 
large area of stone is used in a small, low ventilation living area. Click
here for a preliminary report.
	
	
 
	MITIGATION EFFECTIVENESS 9/08 
	
A blind study of 
	mitigation systems installed by some Minnesota contractors show that radon 
	can be reduced substantially and that lives can be saved cost-effectively in 
	a high radon region. Click 
	here  
to download a copy of the paper.
Minnesota Radon Project research will end in 1 June 2013 after 30 years.
Here are some tools to help you to test your house for radon problems and suggest ways to fix it.
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| Radon 
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	variation with: Location with Time Rn Outside the home | Radon 
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About Us
 The project is directed by Dr. Dan Steck (personal
web page ). We are
located in the Physics Department at St.
John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota. Students 
have been an integral 
part of the project since its beginning in 1982. We work with partners in the Heartland Radon Research and 
Education Project (http://www.cheec.uiowa.edu/misc/radon.html)
in an effort to
develop and disseminate scientifically sound information in a 
format that is clear for non-specialists.
We conduct local and regional surveys of