The Minnesota

Radon Project

 The Minnesota Radon Project  
helps
people with radon problems
through
research and outreach
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Behind this main page there are many pages with detailed information to help you with specific questions and answers.  Search the site for a specific term.

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.
General Radon Information and FAQ The best ways to test for Radon
Ways to fix  Radon Problems

For more information on other specific topics, follow the links below.

 Radon and health

Radon epidemiology

Rn variation with: Location

with Time

Rn
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Radon MN Maps

Radiation MN Maps

 

Radon  Links  Controversies

Glossary of terms

Myths

 

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 radon (Rn) concentrations in homes, workplaces, and outdoors to assist individuals and organizations assess their environmental radiation exposures.  A free hot line (1-800-820-3209) and e-mail are available to people who have questions about radon, environmental radiation and radiation risks. 

We investigate the human health risk   (lung cancer ) associated with radon progeny exposure, the nature of radon  sources, geologies associated with high radon occurrences, and environmental radon transport. We have experience and facilities for a wide variety of  measurement services for radon in air and water as well as more general radiological
analysis of environmental radiation in material samples or contaminated areas.

The Minnesota Radon Project has received generous support in the past from the Blandin Foundation (of Grand Rapids, Minnesota), the USEPA, the Minnesota Department of Health, the National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences, and the National  Cancer  Institute/NIH.

 

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