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Friday, October 19, 2012

What do Fish and Tetrachloroethylene (PCE) have to do with Radon?

 graphic from morrowcountyhealth.org
Radon is a naturally occurring, odorless radioactive gas that causes lung cancer. Between five and ten percent of the homes in Wisconsin have radon levels above the US EPA guideline of 4 pCi/L for the year average on the main floor. Every region of Wisconsin has some homes with elevated radon levels. Although the only way to know the radon level in a home is to measure it, and radon testing costs as little as $20, the public has not embraced this important prevention strategy. This session will discuss two case studies from Wisconsin that highlight opportunities for local and state health departments to increase knowledge about and interest in radon testing. Staff from the Wisconsin Radon Program will discuss how increased interest in home radon testing has led to increased interest in workplace testing as well. High levels of indoor radon were found in a fish hatchery run by the state Department of Natural Resources. This session will report on the implications that this finding has on other similar hatcheries statewide. Staff from the state’s APPLETREE cooperative agreement program through ATSDR will discuss efforts to increase awareness and testing of homes for radon near two sites with potential vapor intrusion issues. Session participants will learn how concern of indoor air hazards related to nearby sites can translate into increased interest in testing for radon as well.
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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 1, 2012 at 7:47 AM

    Promoting radon testing in nontraditional ways will be of value as Federal grant funds decrease to local and state health departments. This session will keep the radon conversation alive as a real public health problem,...that can be fixed!

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  2. AnonymousNovember 1, 2012 at 6:31 PM

    It would be helpful to learn new strategies in radon education.

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  3. AnonymousNovember 2, 2012 at 11:11 AM

    I would be very interested to hear more about this

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  4. B FieldDecember 10, 2012 at 9:40 PM

    Looks like an interesting presentation, but the abstract does not convey much information in regard to Tetrachloroethylene. It may have been of greater interest if the presentation focused more on use of radon mitigation techniques for reduction of volatiles such as Tetrachloroethylene. It has been known for 20 years that fish hatcheries that use ground water sources often have increased radon concentrations.

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