Radiation Protection and Release Prevention

NJDEP = RADON=20 SECTION

Anita = Kopera,=20 Supervisor

For = more=20 information on Granite Countertops and = Radon please=20 click=20 here.

Radon Causes Lung Cancer In Non-smokers and = Smokers=20 Alike

Lung cancer=20 kills thousands of Americans every year. The untimely deaths = of=20 Peter Jennings and Dana Reeve have raised public awareness = about=20 lung cancer, especially among people who have never smoked. = Smoking,=20 radon, and secondhand smoke are the leading causes of lung = cancer.=20 Although lung cancer can be treated, the survival rate is = one of the=20 lowest for those with cancer. In many cases lung cancer can = be=20 prevented; this is especially true for radon.

Radon is the=20 leading cause of lung cancer among non-smokers, according to = the=20 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Overall, radon is the = second=20 leading cause of lung cancer. Radon is responsible for about = 21,000=20 lung cancer deaths every year. About 2,900 of these deaths = occur=20 among people who have never smoked. On January 13, 2005, Dr. = Richard=20 H. Carmona, the U.S. Surgeon General, issued a national = health=20 advisory on radon. Visit www.cheec.uiowa.edu/m= isc/radon.html=20 for more on a study by Dr. William Field on radon-related = lung=20 cancer in women.

Radon=20 Leaders Saving Lives - Free Web Portal=20
National=20 Radon Poster Contest=20
January = - National=20 Radon Action Month=20
Radon=20 FAQ=20
New Jersey=20 Radon Program Facts

About=20 the Radon Section

The=20 Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Radon Section = conducts=20 outreach activities to educate the public on the risks of = radon and=20 how homes can be remediated. These activities include formal = educational slide presentations on radon awareness, = participation in=20 exhibits and conventions.

A toll-free information line, (800) = 648-0394, is=20 maintained to provide information to the public on testing=20 procedures and mitigation techniques. Free information = packets are=20 available upon request. The Radon Section has established=20 regulations for the certification of radon measurement and=20 mitigation businesses and their technical staffs to ensure = high=20 quality radon services. By law, all companies conducting = radon=20 testing and mitigations in New Jersey must be certified by = the=20 DEP.

General Information = about=20 Radon

A copy of the current regulations = (N.J.A.C.=20 7:28:Subchapter 27) may be downloaded here.=20
An introduction to radon: what it is, where it is = found=20
Radon testing and mitigation: the = basics (Basic guidance for testing, interpretation of = results,=20 and mitigation)
Take=20 the Radon Test (PDF)

Radon Testing & Mitigation = Businesses

Certified radon testing businesses in New Jersey=20 (Choosing a radon testing firm; = list of=20 radon testing businesses.)
Certified radon mitigation businesses in New = Jersey=20 (Choosing a radon mitigator; = list of radon=20 mitigation businesses.)

Other Information on Radon Testing and=20 Mitigation

Radon Potential = Map=20 (Map Only JPG)=20
Click here to find out the radon potential of = your=20 town=20
Radon Prevention in New Construction=20
Information=20 for Home Buyers and Sellers (PDF) =

Information on Radon = in Schools=20 and Day Care Centers

Radon in Schools=20
Radon Testing in Day Care Centers =

Information for Teachers on Radon

Radon Alert Lesson Plans for Elementary, Junior = High and=20 High School Classes=20
Radon-Related Resources for = Teachers (PDF)

Information for Radon Professionals &=20 Businesses

Certification procedure for = measurement/mitigation=20 businesses/specialists/technicians=20
Certification examination schedule=20
Initial training course list=20
Continuing education course list=20
Minimum=20 Requirements for Refresher Radiation Safety Training for = Radon=20 Professionals=20
Radon Testing in New Jersey, Guidelines = for=20 Contractors(PDF)=20
Radon Testing=20 & Mitigation: The Basics

Radon in Water Mitigation

The DEP issued "A North Jersey Homeowner's = Guide to=20 Radioactivity in Drinking Water: Uranium" that addresses = radon in=20 water. The Guide can be downloaded from http://www.nj.gov/dep/rpp/download/urwater.pdf.

The DEP has initiated a voluntary list of = Radon in=20 Water Mitigators. Professionals who meet the qualifications = will be=20 placed on the list. It is not necessary to be certified as a = radon=20 in air mitigator to be placed on the list and perform radon = in water=20 mitigations. To be placed on the list, an application must = be=20 submitted.

Intitial=20 Application for Radon in Water Mitigation Business = Instructions Word or PDF=20
Initial=20 Application for Radon in Water Mitigation Business Word or PDF=20
Radon in=20 Water Mitigation Firm Monthly Report Instructions Word or PDF
Radon in=20 Water Mitigation Firm Monthly Report Form Word or=20 PDF

Information for Real = Estates=20 Professionals

Testing for Radon:=20 The Do=92s and Don'ts
Radon in Real Estate Transactions = (Powerpoint=20 Presentation: Download zip file, = 91kb)=20

Radon Outreach=20 Program

RADON COMMUNITY ACTION = PARTNERSHIP

Join in two periods of augmented = radon=20 outreach: RADON ACTION WEEK- the third week of October, = and RADON=20 ACTION MONTH in January of each year. Make a difference by = providing information about radon measurement and = mitigation.=20 Click=20 here for the Governor's 2006 Proclamation.=

For suggestions on outreach = activities=20 that can be conducted locally, contact your local health=20 department or click on the following link: Radon Action=20 Partnership - Activities

To order DEP Radon Section = materials,=20 click on the following link: Radon Action=20 Partnership - Order Form = (Download)

If you'd like to use the DEP = Radon=20 Section Powerpoint slide show (30-40 minutes) to educate = others,=20 click on the following link: Radon = Slide=20 Show (Download).

Additional Links
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http:www.healthyindoorair.org/oct_month.htm

Additional Radon Information Links to = websites with=20 helpful information about radon can be found below. Please = read this=20 Disclaimer = prior to=20 connecting to any of these links. http:www.healthyin= doorair.org/oct_month.htm

The EPA=20 Radon Home Page EPA Radon Publications = A good=20 source for available radon documents, brochures and = guides.=20 "The Health Effects of Exposure to Indoor=20 Radon" (EPA report presented = February 19,=20 1998 ) Information on Iowa Radon Lung Cancer = Study (A report published in 2000 on a study of radon = health=20 impacts.)
EPA Indoor Air Quality for Publications for=20 Schools Includes Radon = publications=20

Back to RPRP = Main=20 Page

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Copyright =A9 State of New Jersey, = 1996-2006
Department of=20 Environmental Protection
P. O. Box 402
Trenton, NJ=20 08625-0402

Last Modified: October 28, 2008=20