The Minnesota 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.
For more information on other specific topics, follow the links below.
Radon
and health
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Rn
variation with: Location with Time Rn Outside the home |
Radon
MN Maps
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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