Radon Documents

General

A Citizen's Guide to Radon (EPA 1994 15 pages)
A Guide to Radon (NSC 1996 72 pages)
Consumer's Guide to Radon Reduction (EPA 1992 17 pages)
El Radon (EPA 1993 35 pages)
Geology of Radon (USDI 1993 28 pages)
Healthy Homes: Have One Built for You (EPA booklet)
Home Buyer's and Seller's Guide to Radon (EPA 1993 32 pages)
Learning About Radon—A Part of Nature (EPA 18 pages)
Buying a New Home? How to Protect Your Family From Radon
Building a New Home: Have You Considered Radon?
Protecting Yourself & Your Family From RADON (ALA 1993 brochure)
Radon—A Physician's Guide (EPA 1993 17 pages)
Radon Fact Sheet (NSC 1996 3 pages)
Radon Resistant Construction in New Homes (EPA brochure)
Reducing Radon Risks (EPA 1992 brochure)
Safe at Home—What to Do about Lead, Radon, Asbestos and Other Worries (Consumer Reports 1995 12 pages)
A Radon Guide for Tenants (EPA and Environmental Law Institute, 13 pages)

Radon Proficiency

The EPA stopped operating its National Radon Proficiency Program (RPP) on October 1, 1998. That program was designed to test radon contractors and provide a measure of quality control. The RPP is now privately run. See the EPA's Web site regarding the RPP for information on how to identify qualified contractors.

Many states certify or license radon contractors. Call your state radon office for information about qualified service providers in your state.

If you plan to fix the problem in your home yourself, you should first contact your state radon office for EPA's technical guide, "Radon Reduction Techniques for Detached Houses."

Outreach

Camera-Ready Radon Test Kit Coupon—For organizations wishing to distribute coupons for people to order radon test kits.
Radon Community Leader Kit—For organizations or community groups wishing to hold a training or workshop on radon. Includes slides, a video, and the following EPA publications: Home Buyer's and Seller's Guide to Radon, Consumer's Guide to Radon Reduction, Citizen's Guide to Radon, Reducing Radon Risks, Radon—A Physicians Guide, and a radon poster.
State Radon Contacts—Names and phone and fax numbers of all state radon offices.

Technical

Additional Components Required for Activation of Passive Sub-Slab Depressurization or Crawlspace Radon Control Systems (EPA 1-page diagram)
Available in letter or blueprint size.
Active and Passive Radon Resistant Techniques for New Home Construction (EPA 2 pages, diagrams)
Indoor Radon and Radon Decay Product Measurement Device Protocols (EPA 1992 120 pages)
Model Standards and Techniques for Control of Radon in New Residential Buildings (EPA 1994 15 pages)
Radon Mitigation Standards (EPA 1994 18 pages)
Passive Radon Control System in Crawlspace for New Construction (EPA 1-page diagram) Available in letter or blueprint size.
Passive Sub-Slab Depressurization Radon Control System for New Construction (EPA 1-page diagram) Available in letter or blueprint size.
Protocols for Radon and Radon Decay Product Measurements in Homes (EPA 1993 80 pages)
Radon Resistant Techniques for New Residential Construction (EPA 1991 43 pages)
Radon Prevention in the Design and Construction of Schools and Other Large Buildings (EPA 1994 40 pages)
Builder's Radon Resistant New Construction Package—for architects and home builders. Contains: "Radon-Resistant Construction Techniques for New Residential Construction", "Model Standards and Techniques for Control of Radon in New Residential Buildings", "Consumer's Guide to Radon Reduction", letter-size diagrams listed above, "Radon-Resistant New Construction in Homes" (to give to clients), and "Active and Passive Radon-Resistant Techniques for New Home Construction" diagram.

Studies and Surveys

Canadian Residential Radon Case-Control Study (1994 1 page)
CRCPD Radon Risk Communication & Results Study Summary (1994 20 pages)
EPA Map of Radon Zones and Fact Sheet (EPA 1993 2 pages)
Indoor Radon Exposure and Risk of Lung Cancer: a Nested Case-Control Study in Finland (1996 7 pages)
Residential Radon Exposure and Lung Cancer in Sweden (1994 10 pages)
Missouri Miners Study Summary (1995 5 pages)
National Residential Radon Survey—Summary Report (EPA 1992 34 pages)
Tests of the Linear No Threshold Theory of Radiation Carcinogenesis for Inhaled Radon Decay Products (1995 15 pages)

Radon and Schools

Radon in Schools - Second Edition (EPA 1994 Brochure)
Radon Measurement in Schools—Revised Edition (EPA 1993 48 pages)
Radon Measurement in Schools—Self-Paced Training Workbook (EPA 1994 73 pages)
Radon Student Activity Book (18 pages, black and white)
Reducing Radon in Schools: A Team Approach (EPA 1994 200 pages)