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Colleagues,

Recently, I received a copy of a letter from resident of a recently built home expressing concern to her county health department, building code official, and mayor about elevated indoor radon (over 200 pCi/L), subsequent extremely difficult mitigation process, and the need for radon control requirements in building codes.

I believe the letter offers a very strong testimony to the importance of radon prevention in new construction. The author of the letter has given permission to distribute the correspondence and it follows.

Very nice spot on KBVC in NV. Adrian does a fantastic job. All messages nailed, even granite. A few shots of the EPA lab in LV

http://www.kvbc.com/Global/story.asp?s=9372100

I need a refresher course in the mechanism of how radon gets into the lungs.

I just had a client ask "does the amount of dust in my home's indoor air influence the level of radioactive exposure to the lungs?" Knowing that radon attaches to dust particles, it would seem that the more dust present, the more radon-laced dust particles one would inhale. Is this a fair assessment?

I await your learned responses.

Thanks, Ginger

2009 International Radon Symposium
September 20 – 23, 2009 St. Louis, MO

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See the notice below for EPA's CARE program. At least one CARE community in the past has focused on radon as their primary issue.

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If you're in the DC area at the end of January, please consider attending.

By now, we are all aware that some granite emits enough radon to raise indoor concentrations. A client with Jupurana Bordeaux had 3x the radon in her kitchen as she had in her bedroom at the far end of the house. This was an older coastal California home, built with little insulation or weatherstripping. It's a bit unnerving to think what the same granite could have done in a modern, well sealed home.

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Dave Chase - a friend to many of us in the radon program died suddenly over the weekend.
Here is the info regarding funeral arrangements as of Tuesday evening.

All - This info is from Rick Rumba in NH.
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Hello everyone,
I just spoke with Dave’s sisters. Calling hours for Dave will be at the
Waters Funeral Home, 50 South Main Street, Concord, NH 03301 on Sunday
November 30 from 4-6pm, and the funeral service will be at the same
location on Monday December 1 at 12:00 noon (䐢
http://www.watersfuneralhome.com/).

Hello Everyone- I recently received an email from a homeowner and a mitigator on a difficult mitigation job. This is a home in the mountains of Colorado. Any ideas and/or suggestions you can provide would be greatly appreciated. Here are the details from the homeowner: