Radon

The following HPS Web pages also address this category:

			AARST Granite Position Statement_8_04_2008
			Radiation from granite countertops

The following health physics questions have been answered by an expert and approved by our editors for inclusion in our "Ask the Experts" feature. Click on the question to see the answer.

Q17	–	Can high levels of radon cause multiple chemical sensitivity?
Q27	–	How do I build a house to protect against radon?
Q34	–	I'm looking for information on radon in water and air.
Q157	–	Why is the dust on my TV radioactive?
Q173	–	Does freezing rain/snow enhance radon/thoron in precipitation?
Q504	–	Radon and lung cancer
Q536	–	Radon emanation factor
Q780	–	Pregnancy and radon
Q817	–	Population dose
Q980	–	Radon progeny decay time
Q1241	–	Scavenging of radon daughters by rain
Q1426	–	Radon in the home
Q1466	–	Beta-to-alpha ratio for radon progeny
Q1476	–	Radon from neighbor's ventilation system
Q1847	–	Plating out of Rn decay products
Q1992	–	Ingrowth of radium-226 progeny
Q2165	–	AMAD
Q2506	–	Radon in home
Q3858	–	Two years in bottom floor apartment
Q4456	–	Should I worry about 3.9 pCi/L?
Q5460	–	Worried about 3.8 pCi/L
Q5701	–	Diffusion battery devices
Q5925	–	Difference between radon and radium
Q6477	–	High radon water for irrigation
Q6527	–	Radon aerosol chamber
Q7498	–	Less than 90 days on radon test
Q7499	–	Testing for radon, radium, uranium
Q7554	–	Is furniture affected by radon?
Q7853	–	Accuracy of short-term radon detectors
Q9222	–	Radon emission from rock specimens containing uranium
Q9440	–	Dose to plants from radon
Q9462	–	Convert radon concentrations to working level

The following websites may also be useful:

			Assessment of Risks from Radon in Homes (EPA)
			Citizens Guide to Radon (EPA)
			Health Effects of Exposure to Radon: BEIR VI (NAS)
			Radon (NRPB)
			Radon FAQs (EPA)
			Radon Publications (EPA)