You know I like to do fun things with radon, right? Trust me, read this; it's going to be fun.

Here's what I need to know first: Who is interested in starring in monthly video technical features on the EPA radon homepage? We would like to kick-off our first technical feature next month, but that means I need to know who is willing to put their faces out there at least once :).

I don't know if everyone knows this, but Doug Kladder, Director of the Center for Environmental Research and Technology, Inc. (CERTI), interviewed several radon professionals at the 2011 International Radon Symposium. Those interviews can be found on the CERTI site here. As you listen to the audio presentations, please post your comments and point me and other readers to the great information contained in these interviews. I'd like to feature some of them during National Radon Action Month in January.

Hi Radon Pros. This request for help with radon devices for a post-grad student came in. Is there anything that can be done to help? Please let me know or respond directly to the requestor's email:
falodedeborah@yahoo.com
Thanks!!

I'm a postgraduate student in the department of community health,undergoing a programe( Masters of Public Health) in one of the schools in Nigeria. I'm writing my thesis on Radon Levels in some selected offices in the school. i need an assistance in getting some radon measuring device in order for me to be able to determine the level of radon present in my local community bearing in mind that there are problems of eletricity stability in my Country. i don't know if u could assist in getting some Radon meters using batteries, so that i would be able to finish up my thesis. thank you

Three months ago I blogged to parents and teachers about opportunities for kids to participate in a radon poster contest to get their design on a T-shirt to celebrate National Radon Action Month. Responses were abundant, and let me tell you the posters being voted on as I blog are phenomenal! A T-shirt is a great way to raise awareness about indoor air quality bu the best way to protect against radon is to test. I used to work on indoor air quality in a school district, so I know about the only time to get something substantial done is during holiday breaks. I know it crept up on us, but the holidays are here, so what better time to test your school for radon than right now?

I love T-shirts, but what I love even more is a T-shirt about radon, and what I love even more than that is seeing my daughter’s poster design about radon on a T-shirt. Each year, state radon programs have been supporting children, parents and teachers to do just that for the National Radon Poster Contest. The contest is cosponsored by EPA and Kansas State University. The contest is an artistic yet educational way to teach students about radon and its effects on our health. We all have much to learn about radon, and we can help spread awareness by wearing these unique T-shirts and pinning up those posters in our offices and buildings. Do you want to know how to get contest information?

January is National Radon Action Month, or NRAM. Read more about EPA’s radon activities and what others are doing to reduce their radon exposure.

Each year, EPA’s Indoor Environments Division hosts an indoor air quality, or IAQ, symposium in Washington D.C. This year’s 10th IAQ Tools for Schools National Symposium took place January 14 to 16 — during National Radon Action Month. As a scientist for EPA’s Center for Radon and Air Toxics, naturally I was delighted to have the opportunity to present radon information at the symposium.

Hi! I’m Jani—I’m the newest addition to the IED radon team at EPA’s HQ (coming close to my one month anniversary). If I haven't already, I know I will soon interact with many of you (see you in St Louis!).

If anyone is curious as to what I've been up to before I came to EPA, I’ve put together a short bio to satisfy that curiosity. Long story short—just about every aspect of IAQ from thermography, radon, ventilation, fungi, lead, asbestos, particulates, VOC, Tools for Schools, asthma programs, mobile sources, laboratory QA, and good bit of technical writing. If you stop reading now, I won’t feel bad, but for those hardcore, interested folks I’ve provided a bit more detail.