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The Minnesota Radon
Project helps people
with
radon problems
through research and outreach. |
***September 2009***** NEW RESEARCH
Results***
The Minnesota Radon Project is studying 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.
**September 2008***GOOD NEWS****
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.
Here
are some tools to help you to
test your house
for a
radon
problem and suggest ways to fix
it.
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.
Radon
outreach
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 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.
Radon Science
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.
Support
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. .
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.
Questions/Comments, e-mail:
Dr. Steck
Last revised :
27 September, 2009
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since
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