Association of School District Policies for Radon Testing and Radon-Resistant New Construction Practices with Indoor Radon Zones

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• Alternative Title:
  Int J Environ Res Public Health
• Personal Author:
  Foster, Stephanie ; Everett Jones, Sherry
• Description:
  Radon is a naturally occurring, colorless, odorless, and tasteless radioactive gas. Without testing, its presence is unknown. Using nationally representative data from the 2012 School Health Policies and Practices Study, we examined whether the prevalence of school district policies for radon testing and for radon-resistant new construction practices varied by district location in relation to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Map of Radon Zones. Among school districts located in counties with high predicted average indoor radon, 42.4% had policies for radon testing and 37.5% had policies for radon-resistant new construction practices. These findings suggest a critical need for improved awareness among policy makers regarding potential radon exposure for both students and school staff.
• Subjects:
  Air Pollution, Indoor Health Policy Humans Radon Schools
• Source:
  Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2016; 13(12).
• Pubmed ID:
  27983613
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5201375
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Volume:
  13
• Issue:
  12
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:9a53de8f6b37a2fc5d88205e92ba60ff30125efee69db1e0918decc54f1dddf1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/43656/cdc_43656_DS1.pdf
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