Radon web site at Lawrence Berkeley Labs

[Steven Dapra <sjd@iolnm.net>]

Feb. 16

	Lawrence Berkeley has an article about radon on its web site.  The link is: 

http://enews.lbl.gov/Science-Articles/Archive/radon-risk-website.html

	According to the article, "Radon levels between 2 and 10 picoCuries per
liter (pCi/L) probably pose some risk and levels above 10 pCi/L are
considered definitely dangerous by experts in the field. Research suggests
that between 50,000 and 100,000 homes in the U.S. have radon concentrations
in living spaces in excess of 20 pCi/L. This level is roughly equivalent to
the lifetime exposure of a uranium miner and appreciably increases cancer
risk. However, radon levels can vary tremendously even within a single
county[.]"

	At the end of the article there is a link to the Radon Project web site at
Columbia University where you can evaluate your home (on line) for radon
danger; and a link to a bar graph showing relative risk for radon compared
to "other major health hazards."

Steven Dapra
sjd@iolnm.net


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