Table of Contents
Chairperson's Welcome
Session I: Radon as a Health Hazard & Risk Communication
Radon Risk Perception - A Canadian Perspective
Arthur G. Scott, Arthur Scott and Associates
EPA's Strategy to Reduce Risk of Radon
Frank Marcinowski, U.S. EPA, Office of Radiation and Indoor Air
Radon, Lung Cancer, and Geology in Livingston, Overton County,
Tennessee
Curtis Officer, Susie Shimek and Francis Fitzgerald, TN
Lung Cancers Among Non-Smoking Occupants of Structures with
Elevated Radon Levels
B.V. Alvarez, J.L. Alvarez, and James W. Krueger, Air Check, Inc.
A Chamber Exposure of EIC's and AT's to Simulate Their Use
as Dosimeters for Radon Workers
Paul N. Houle, Department of Physics, E. Stroudsburg University;
Bill Brodhead, WPB Enterprises
Occupant Radon Exposure in Houses with Basements
Evelyn M. Franklin, University of MN; Sylvia Fuoss, AIA, Inc.
Session II: Public Awareness
Why Scientists and the Public Do Not Believe in Radon Risks
Raymond H. Johnson, Jr., Communication Sciences Institute
A Cooperative Agreement Between the National Medical Association
(NMA), and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to Promote Radon
Awareness, Testing and Mitigation in the African-American Community
Gearline Cabiness Bryan, NMA, Radon Education Program
Risk Perception and Driving Forces for Indoor Radon Reduction
Activities
David E. Hintenlang, Department of Nuclear Engineering Sciences,
University of FL
Consumer Federation of America's Radon Fix-It Program: A Report
on the Effectiveness of Tender Loving Care (TLC) in Encouraging Testers to Mitigate
Their Homes and Reduce Radon Levels
Rebecca A. Cohen and David A. Swankin, Consumer H-E-L-P; Barbara
J. Hutchison, Tele-Consumer Hotline
Promoting Environmental Justice: Efforts to Increase Awareness
of Radon in Connecticut
Alan J. Siniscalchi, Regine C. Beakes and Xaviel Soto, State of
CT, Department of Public Health and Addiction Services
Radon Risk Perception and Public Understanding in Pennsylvania
Michelle M. Kaufman and Michael A. Pyles, PA Department of Environmental
Resources
Attitutes About Radon Exhibited by Hotline Callers: An Illinois
Study
Marjorie Walle, Cindy Ladage and Launa Williams, IL Department
of Nuclear Safety, Wayne Rider, Independent Environmental Economist/Statistician;
Lisa Kanallakan, Heneghan and Associates
Attitdes Toward Radon Risk: Follow-up Evaluation of a Radon
Measurement and Information Campaign in New Ulm, Minnesota
Sylvia Fuoss, AIA, Inc.
Community Outreach: The Evolvement of a Risk-Reduction Program
Ron Mitchell, NM Environment Department
Session III: Radon Surveys
A Comparison of the Radon Potential Map with Reported Radon
Data
Michael DeVaynes and James W. Krueger, Air Check, Inc.
Developing Geologic Tools for Finding Very High Indoor Radon,
Examples From the Midwestern and Eastern United States
Linda C.S. Gundersen and R. Randall Schumann, U.S. Geological
Survey
Indoor Radon Concentration Data: It's Geographic and Geologic
Distribution, an Example From the Capital District, NY
John J. Thomas, Geology Department, Skidmore College; Barbara
R. Thomas; Helen M. Overeynder
Thoron in Swedish Buildings
Lars Mjones, Rolf Falk, Hans Mellander, and Leif Nyblom, Swedish
Radiation Protection Institute; Ingvar Nilsson, Evinco Consultants
Natioanwide Survey of RCP Listed Mitigation Contractors
Bill Brodhead, WPB Enterprises, Inc.
Radon and Geology in the Atlanta Area
L. Scott Ranger, Radon Georgia
The Influence of Real Estate Brokers on Radon Testing Frequency
During Home Sales: Survey of Professional Home Inspectors
Scott P. Abel, Radon News Digest, Dallas Jones, RadaLink; Richard
A. Jordan, Radon Analytical Laboratories, Inc.
Kansas Data and Maps
Khalid M. Kalout, KS Department of Health and Environment, Bureau
of Air and Radiation, Radiation Control Program
Radon Associated with the Application of By-product Phosphogypsum
in Agriculture
J.E. Recheigl and I.S. Alcordo, University of FL; L. Stieff, Rad
Elec, Inc.; R.C. Littell and C.E. Roessler, University of FL
Session IV: Radon Measurement
Intercomparison of Active, Passive and Continuous Instruments
for Radon and Radon Progeny
Andreas C. George, E.O. Knutson, K.W. Tu and I. Fisenne, Environmental
Measurements Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy
Radon Contamination of Residential Structures: Impact of the
"Weather Effect" on the Short-Term Radon Test
Richard L. Hoffmann, IL Central College
An Integrated Compartmental Model for Prediction of Indoor
Radon Concentration
Kaiss K. Al-Ahmady and David E. Hintenlang, Department of Nuclear
Engineering Sciences, University of FL
Factors Affecting Indoor Radon Concentration in Norwegian Homes
Terje Strand, Norwegian Protection Authority
Spatial and Temporal Variations of Soil Gas 220RN and 222RN
at Two Sites in New Jersey
Adam R. Hutter, Environmental Measurements Laboratory, U.S. Department
of Energy
Experimental and Modeling Studies of Thorn Decay Products in
Outdoor Air Near the Ground Surface
Piotr T. Wasiolek, Stephen D. Schery, and Jeremy E. Broestl, Geophysical
Research Center, NM Institute of Mining and Technology; Anthony C. James, United
States Transuranium and Uranium Registries, WA State University
Measurement of Low Levels of Dissolved Radon and Radium in
Water
P. Kotrappa, Rad Elec, Inc.; R. Corbitt, FL State University,
Department of Oceanography
A Means to Make Open-Face Charcoal Detectors Respond Correctly
to Varying Concentration Radon Fields
Carl H. Distenfeld, TCS Industries, Inc.
Indoor Radon in New York State Schools
William Condon, Susan Van Ort, Adela Salame-Alfie, Karim Rimawi,
Thomas Papura, NY State Department of Health; Charles Kunz and Kirk Fisher, NY State
Department of Health
Radon and Climatic Muliparameter Analysis: A one-Year-Study
on Radon Dynamics in a House
V. Genrich, Genitron Instruments
Six Years of New Jersey DEP - Radon QC Contract Collaboration - A Model for AARST Radon Chambers Nationwide in the Post-EPA/RMP ERA
Bruno E. Sabels and Judy B. Garcia, Radon QC
Dual Standard or Correct Protocol? An Analysis of Continuous
Monitors in Real Estate Transaction Testing Under EPA Protocol
James W. Krueger, Air Chek, Inc.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency National Radon Proficiency
Program: Measurement and Mitigation Proficiency
Philip P. Jalbert, Brenda Doroski, et al, U.S. EPA, Radon Division
Comparison in Performance: School Maintenance Personnel vs.
RMP Listen Technicians in the Placement and Retrieval of Radon Test Devices in School Buildings
James W. Krueger, Air Chek, Inc.
Calibration Chamber Services at Radon QC: 1987-1995: What did
Eight Years of Experience Teach Us?
Judy B. Garcia and Bruno Sables, Radon QC
A Mathematical Approach for Predicting Long-Term Indoor Radon
Concentrations from Short-Term Measurements
Kaiss K. Al-Ahmady and David E. Hintenlang, Department of Nuclear
Engineering Sciences, University of FL
Radon Testing for Large Nonresidential Buildings
D.L. Wilson, C.S. Dudney and R.B. Gammage, Health Sciences Research
Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; K.M. Davis, Hazardous Waste Remedial
Actions Program
Session V: Radon Mitigation
Radon Mitigation of Groundwater at a Commercial Fish Hatchery
Michael Kitto, Charles Kunz, Craig McNutly and Michael Kuhland,
NY State Department of Health; Scott Covert, NY State Department of Environmental Conservation
Radon Mitigation Diagnostics for Large Nonresidential Buildings
D.L. Wilson, C.S. Dudney and R.B. Gammage, Health Sciences Research
Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; K.M. Davis, Hazardous Waste Remedial
Actions Program
Reducing Indoor Radon Levels in a UK Test House Using Different
Ventilation Strategies
Paul A. Welsh, Building Research Establishment
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Radon Mitigation Standards:
A Status Report
G. Lee Salmon and Eugene Fisher, U.S. EPA, Office of Radiation
and Indoor Air
Radon-Resistant Construction: Alternative Techniques
Charles Kunz, NY State Department of Health
Developing Model with Breeze to Study Radon Migration and Mitigation
in a Single Family House
Fan Wang and Ian C. Ward, Building Science Research Unit, The School
of Architectural Studies, The University of Sheffield
An Investigation of Factors Affecting the Entry of Radon into
Structures on the Island of Guam
Douglas L. Kladder, Colorado Vintage Companies, Inc.; James F.
Burkhart, Physics Department, University of CO at Colorado Springs; Mark S. Thorburn,
Western Regional Training Center; Peter Q. Cruz, Radon Program, Guam Environmental
Protection Agency
Analysis of Tow Types of Pressure Extension Tests
Andrew Cripps and Roger Stephen, Building Research Establishment;
Trevor Gregory, Cornwall County Council
A Controlled Field Test of Radon Reduction Through Solar Ventilation
at Six Homes in Northeast Iowa
H.E. Rhoads, P.L. Hoekje, R.J. Klein and J.A. Olson, University
of Northern Iowa
Washington State Passive Stack Study Conclusions
Ray Tekverk and Jan E. Fay, Fayteck, Incorporated
Test Methods for Evaluating Radon Barriers
Harry E. Rector, GEOMET Technologies, Inc.
A Non-Traditional Radon Mitigation
Myron Edelkind, Southern Mechanical; Gene Fisher, U.S. EPA, Office
of Radiation and Indoor Air
A Computer Program for ASD System Design Applications in Large
Building Radon Mitigation
Kaiss K. Al-Ahmady and David E. Hintenlang, Department of Nuclear
Engineering Sciences, University of FL
Passive Stacks in a Multifamily Housing Project
David Saum, Infiltec
Radon Diagnostics: Ineffective Techniques & Unsolved Problems
Marc Messing, Infiltec Radon Control, Inc.
Building Radon-Resistant Homes in the U.S.: Strategy for the
Dissemination of the EPA Model Standards for Control of Radon in New Residential Buildings
Jennifer L. Keller, U.S. EPA, Office of Radiation and Indoor Air
PANELS
International Perspectives
Liability and Contractual Issues for Radon Professionals
Sales, Marketing and Business Practices
Quality-The Key to Radon Business Success in the 1990's: It Only Costs a Little More to Go First Class
Raymond H. Johnson, Jr., Key Technology, Inc.
RMP/RCP Programs
Working with Real Estate Brokers and Agents
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