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Installation of Radon Control Systems During New Home Construction - Video
Top Radon News
- Division of Radiation Control Puts Radon Bill Into Action (6/12/13)
- Concurrent Resolution on Radon Gas (Utah State Legislature)
- Keyser: Indoor air pollution can kill you ( SL Tribune) (3/6/13)
- Utah Department of Health Radon Symposium | Story 1 | Story 2 | (KUTV)
- Living With Radon Gas (Explore Utah/Science) (2/11/13)
- Federal Budget Cuts Threaten Utah's Radon Program (DEQ Environmental Connection) (July-Aug. 2012)
- Radon Budget Cuts Will Hurt Utah, State Warns (Tribune) (7/10/12)
- Rossen Reports: Is Your Child Breathing Radon Gas at School? (Today msnbc.com) (3/20/12)
Indoor Radon Program
The primary goal of the Utah Division of Radiation Control's (DRC) Indoor Radon Program is to reduce the level of indoor radon in the state of Utah to concentrations less than the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) action level of 4 pCi/L (pico-Curies per liter).
The Radon program is partially funded by the State Indoor Radon Grant from the EPA. The Division of Radiation Control, in addition to responding to telephone inquiries from the public, provides education through public outreach, conducts ''target area" indoor radon surveys, and individualized assistance to homeowners and public agencies concerning all aspects of the indoor radon hazard problem.
The Indoor Radon Program focuses its efforts in the following five areas:
- Radon Resistant Construction
- Real Estate Disclosure and Testing
- Local Government Coalitions
- Public School Testing
- Radon Awareness (Testing and Mitigation)
