New Radon TV Public Service Announcement
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In a new TV public service announcement, "Rooftops", the
Surgeon General warns radon can cause lung cancer.
View the
new PSA here! (a 2.9MB MPG file) |
View the Emmy Award-winning PSA Man on
the Street and People on the Street. Please contact the public affairs directors at
your local television and radio stations and encourage them
to air the PSAs. View these PSAs
here!
Test Your Home Today!
Radon can be a problem in all types of homes, including old homes, new homes, drafty homes, insulated homes, homes with
basements and homes without basements. Testing your home for radon is the only way for you and your family
to know if radon levels are
dangerously high. Many people don’t know that reliable radon tests can be purchased at some local hardware stores and from the
National Radon Hotline at 1-800-SOS-RADON [1-800-767-7236].
The only way to know whether radon exists in elevated levels in your home, and to protect your family from radon, is to TEST! Find out more:
Radon Frequent Questions and
Radon Myths and Facts
 Why is radon dangerous?
You can't see or smell radon because it is a colorless, odorless gas. Radon is a decay product of uranium and occurs naturally in soil and rock, and therefore radon levels can vary
home to home. Other sources of radon include well water and building materials.
Radon is a radioactive gas and has been identified as a leading cause of lung cancer, second only to cigarette smoking in the United States.
EPA's most recent health risk
assessment estimates that 21,000 lung cancer deaths each
year are due to radon.
2005 National Radon Action Month Poster Contest
The
EPA and the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) -
Cooperative State Research , Education and Extension Service,
in cooperation with Healthy Indoor Air for
America's Homes is sponsoring the 2005 Radon Action Month Poster Contest and
Community Awareness Campaign. This annual
poster contest helps create a variety of successful
community and media events which increases radon
awareness and testing.
For more information visit: http://www.montana.edu/wwwcxair/ 
National Radon Action Month Proclamation
Read the proclamation encouraging all Americans to join in this
crucial effort and learn more about the health risk posed by radon,
test for it, and when warranted take steps to reduce your exposure
to radon. The proclamation is available here -
proclamation_hires.pdf (a 263KB
adobe acrobat PDF file).
Read the EPA Press Advisory
EPA developed a Radon Outreach and
Education Materials CD-ROM (Draft) for national and
local radon awareness outreach organizations including state
and local governments, non-profit organizations and
educational institutions. The CD-ROM contains how-to guides,
customizable presentations, sample materials and more. These
materials can be used to connect with local media,
businesses, civic groups and other organizations.
Organizations can request a copy of the CD-ROM by e-mail to:
hamilton.diane@epa.gov
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