enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Radon mitigation - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radon_mitigation

   A typical radon test kit Fluctuation of ambient air radon concentration over one week, measured in a laboratory. The first step in mitigation is testing. No level of radiation is considered completely safe, but as it cannot be eliminated, governments around the world have set various action levels to provide guidance on when radon concentrations should be reduced.

3. Illinois Freedom of Information Act - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois_Freedom_of...

   All records related to governmental business are presumed to be open for inspection by the public, except for information specifically exempted from disclosure by law. The statute is modeled after the federal Freedom of Information Act and serves a similar purpose as freedom of information legislation in the other U.S. states.

4. Radium and radon in the environment - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radium_and_radon_in_the...

   Residues from the oil and gas industry often contain radium and its daughters. The sulfate scale from an oil well can be very radium rich. The water inside an oil field is often very rich in strontium, barium and radium, while seawater is very rich in sulfate: so if water from an oil well is discharged into the sea or mixed with seawater, the radium is likely to be brought out of solution by ...

5. R. William Field - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._William_Field

   The Iowa Radon Lung Cancer Study, which was overseen by Field, is widely considered the most comprehensive residential radon study ever performed. The study [ 3 ] found a 50% increased lung cancer risk at the EPA's radon action level of 4 pCi/L. Field is considered one of the leading advocates in the world for the reduction of radon exposure in ...

6. International Radon Project - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Radon_Project

   The public needs to be aware of radon risks and the means to reduce and prevent these." [2] In 1996 [citation needed], WHO published a report containing several conclusions and recommendations covering the scientific understanding of radon risk and the need for countries to take action in the areas of risk management and risk communication.

7. Health effects of radon - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_effects_of_radon

   Radon is responsible for the majority of public exposure to ionizing radiation. It is often the single largest contributor to an individual's background radiation dose, and is the most variable from location to location. Radon gas from natural sources can accumulate in buildings, especially in confined areas such as attics and basements.