[ RadSafe ] Re: Radon remediation market size

[roseb at gdls.com]

Kai:

The following might help you with determining the amount of money spent 
annually on radon remediation in the US:

Evaluation report: more action needed to protect public from indoor radon 
risks.  Office of Inspector General, US Environmental Protection Agency; 
June 3, 2008. [Online] 
http://www.epa.gov/oig/reports/2008/20080603-08-P-0174.pdf (February 4, 
2010) (search on annual, EPA grant information provided)

"6: Indoor radon: a case study in decisionmaking." From Researching Health 
Risks.  Office of Technology Assessment, US Congress; November, 1993. 
[Online] http://www.princeton.edu/~ota/disk1/1993/9352_n.html (February 4, 
2010)

Environmental investments: the cost of a clean environment.  US 
Environmental Protection Agency; November, 1990. [Online]  
http://yosemite.epa.gov/ee/epa/eerm.nsf/vwAN/EE-0294B-2.pdf/$file/EE-0294B-2.pdf 
(February 4, 2010)

YAHSGS LLC.  Assessment of the 2000 and 2001environmental management 
industry: the times they are a-changin?.  Richland, WA; August, 2002. 
[Online] http://www.yahsgs.com/Env_Ind_Report_2002.pdf (February 4, 2010) 
(Search on radon, one mention of radon, revenues are folded in with 
Industrial Services, p. 27 [pdf p. 45/75])

Industry statistics sampler: NAICS 56291, remediation services. US Census 
Bureau, US Department of Commerce. [Online] 
http://www.census.gov/econ/census02/data/industry/E56291.HTM (February 4, 
2010) (see Definition: NAICS 56291 Remediation services for radon 
reference)

Industry statistics sampler: NAICS 238990, all other specialty trade 
contractors. US Census Bureau, US Department of Commerce. [Online] 
http://www.census.gov/econ/census02/data/industry/E238990.HTM (February 4, 
2010) (radon revenues are folded in with this category)

Funding Universe.  Company histories: Landauer, Inc.  [Online]  
http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Landauer-Inc-Company-History.html 
(February 4, 2010) (search on radon, Landauer specific radon revenues, may 
help with establishing low end of estimate)

Henry

Boyd H. Rose, CM, CIH, CHMM 
Sr. Safety and Environmental Engineering Specialist 
Corporate Radiation Safety Officer 
General Dynamics Land Systems 
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E-mail: roseb at gdls.com




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