Re: radon risk

["Jim Nelson" <nelsonjima@HOTMAIL.COM>]

John,



Where are the regs that regulate outdoor radon concentrations?  Jim Nelson



>From: AndrewsJP@aol.com

>To: nelsonjima@hotmail.com, radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu

>Subject: Re: radon risk

>Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 12:18:11 EDT

>

>In a message dated 6/16/2001 6:25:02 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

>nelsonjima@HOTMAIL.COM writes:

>

> > I find it interesting that so many members of the

> >  listserv criticize efforts to reduce radon exposure.

>

>I criticize and will continue to do so for government rules that impose

>unreasonable costs on individuals because of radon potential exposure.  

>This

>occurs primarily in the field of property transactions in the sale of real

>estate.  When EPA regulates outdoor air radon concentrations that are at

>environmental levels, then the government deserves to be criticized.  On 

>the

>other hand, radon levels in new construction can be quite high because of 

>the

>air ventilation barriers that houses are wrapped in now. ( I once surveyed 

>a

>house where the radiation levels were several mR/hr because of Rn 

>daughters.

>We opened the windows and it went away! )  Radon needs to be recognized, 

>but

>not made into an ogre or a huge cost penalty by government fiat.

>

>More later...

>

>John Andrews

>Knoxville, Tennessee



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