https://www.radonlistserv.org/categories/2/rn-science-health-effects-research/feed.rss Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:51:04 Z Rn Science, Health Effects & Research - Radon ListServ en https://www.radonlistserv.org/discussion/320/canadian-radon-conference-april-2025-in-quebec-city Tue, 04 Feb 2025 22:09:29 Z Pam Warkentin 320@/discussions We are excited to announce that we are planning an in person conference for April 23 - 27, 2025 in Québec, QC. April 23 - Wednesday Evening: Conference kick-off and Meet & Greet (7:00 - 8:30pm), Trade Show opens April 24 and 25 - Thursday and Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm Conference presentations and... https://www.radonlistserv.org/discussion/316/radon-from-fossils Wed, 09 Oct 2024 19:31:33 Z Henri Boyea 316@/discussions This would be a good Symposium presentation! Radioactive Fossils https://www.radonlistserv.org/discussion/292/carst2023-canadas-12th-annual-radon-conference-coming-to-victoria-bc-april-2023 Wed, 21 Dec 2022 13:52:58 Z Pam Warkentin 292@/discussions We are excited to announce that we're planning an in-person conference for April 12-16, 2023 in Victoria, BC (CANADA)! Here is the general schedule: April 12 (evening) - Conference Kick-off with Meet & Greet April 13 and 14 - 8:30am - 5pm Conference presentations April 15 - 8:30am - 5pm Continuing... https://www.radonlistserv.org/discussion/290/aarst-national- Tue, 20 Dec 2022 02:14:17 Z Lynda King 290@/discussions Good Saturday evening all! I was on the AARST website today in hopes of taking advantage of some of the free CE classes that are offered. Apparently the classes are not often updated as most of them I have already taken. However, there are a couple that say they are only available to members of... https://www.radonlistserv.org/discussion/289/what-about-the-others Tue, 22 Nov 2022 19:01:42 Z Jim R Medley 289@/discussions To those of you who do not know there are several states right now that are working on legislation for certification in regards to radon testing and radon mitigation. The exact list I will not get into right now but as most of you know there are around 16 or 17 states that have a least some form of... https://www.radonlistserv.org/discussion/288/on-the-passing-of-dr-bill-field Sat, 19 Nov 2022 01:40:52 Z Bruce Snead 288@/discussions Bill Field passed away several days ago due to cancer. He was just recognized as a Radon Hero by CRCPD and the E-25 committee, and Hero is an understatement for this man. Bill Field was a gentle man, and a giant in the radon community. I was fortunate to travel the regional stakeholder/state... https://www.radonlistserv.org/discussion/269/californias-new-interactive-radon-map Wed, 08 Dec 2021 00:26:40 Z Jeff Miner 269@/discussions The California Radon Program has apparently been spending their EPA SIRG (State Indoor Radon Grant) money on the California Geologic Survey Radon Maps. And what a beauty they have produced! You can view radon risk from geologic formations almost down to the street level. Not all of the state is... https://www.radonlistserv.org/discussion/263/air-purifiers-and-radon Wed, 01 Sep 2021 14:34:00 Z William J Angell 263@/discussions Have you noticed claims about air "purifiers" reducing the risk of indoor radon exposure? If not, see: https://demotix.com/reasons-upgrade-business-with-air-purifier/ Here is the claim from the August 17, 2021 posting by Demotix.com, " To reduce radon pollution, the only viable solution is using a... https://www.radonlistserv.org/discussion/264/a-successful-early-study-for-a-blood-test-to-detect-lung-cancer-using-cfdna-and-ai Wed, 25 Aug 2021 14:04:25 Z Leo Moorman 264@/discussions A new study that looks at cell fragments of DNA in the blood that uses AI technology, just published August 20 in Nature, is able to catch early lung cancer at a rate of 94%. Stage 3/4 at 96%. Larger clinical trials are under way. Titled: "Detection and characterization of lung cancer using... https://www.radonlistserv.org/discussion/239/hps-radon-video Thu, 07 Jan 2021 16:32:13 Z Chrystine Kelley 239@/discussions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTWapl3d3vk https://www.radonlistserv.org/discussion/224/us-preventative-services-task-force-lung-cancer-screening-recommendations-public-comment Sat, 25 Jul 2020 15:13:46 Z Chrystine Kelley 224@/discussions Has anyone seen this? https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/draft-recommendation/lung-cancer-screening-2020#:~:text=Recommendation%20Summary&text=The%20USPSTF%20recommends%20annual%20screening,within%20the%20past%2015%20years. There is NO mention of radon. I have asked our lung... https://www.radonlistserv.org/discussion/216/radon-exposure-a-leading-environmental-cause-of-cancer-mortality-in-the-united-states Thu, 30 Apr 2020 14:06:02 Z Deleted User 216@/discussions https://www.ascopost.com/issues/april-25-2020/radon-exposure-a-leading-environmental-cause-of-cancer-mortality-in-the-united-states/ Established in 2010, The ASCO Post, in partnership with the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), communicates news of evidence- based multidisciplinary... https://www.radonlistserv.org/discussion/215/percentage-of-radon-testing-for-real-estate-transactions Wed, 29 Apr 2020 14:54:48 Z David Metzger 215@/discussions Many of us have discussed the thought that about 85% of the radon tests done in the United States are done as a result of real estate transactions. Do any of you out there have any real support for that (or a similar) statement. I'd love to have a source for and a specific percentage if it is out... https://www.radonlistserv.org/discussion/209/i-have-2-questions Thu, 16 Apr 2020 14:06:45 Z George 209@/discussions So I am building a new home in Macon, NC where according to the EPA the radon levels are between 2.0-3.9%pCi and wondered what is an acceptable level for not venting radon if any. My second question is this, From what I can find and read on the internet and other sources Radon is heavier than air... https://www.radonlistserv.org/discussion/197/today-show-brief-mention-of-radon Fri, 10 Jan 2020 15:46:46 Z Chrystine Kelley 197@/discussions https://www.today.com/video/how-lung-cancer-impacted-the-mothers-of-jason-day-and-miguel-almaguer-76344901644 https://www.radonlistserv.org/discussion/196/survey-of-radon-public-health-staff-awareness Fri, 10 Jan 2020 15:42:47 Z Chrystine Kelley 196@/discussions https://www.neha.org/sites/default/files/flipping_book/jeh-janfeb-2020/22/ https://www.radonlistserv.org/discussion/190/time-magazine-misses-the-radon-story Tue, 26 Nov 2019 16:10:36 Z Chrystine Kelley 190@/discussions How is it possible that radon is not even mentioned in this article?? https://time.com/5720763/lung-cancer-rates-women-men/ https://www.radonlistserv.org/discussion/182/the-psychology-of-radon-inaction Sun, 08 Sep 2019 22:58:37 Z Jeff Miner 182@/discussions Having just been turned down by my local hospital when trying to start a Newborn Radon Program, I got to thinking that there is apparently more to radon action than a strict scientific approach would suggest. The obvious reluctance of nurses and doctors at my hospital to test their own houses or... https://www.radonlistserv.org/discussion/181/houseplant-mitigation Sat, 31 Aug 2019 11:46:32 Z Henri Boyea 181@/discussions House plants removing radon from the air? That is a claim I have never heard before. So says this news story: https://www.9and10news.com/2019/08/23/plants-to-purify-your-home-pull-toxins-out-of-the-air/