- Q.Where can I obtain
information about radon gas, its effects, and what
products will prevent emissions from coming up through
slab foundations?
A. The best place to start is
the Environmental Protection Agency's Radon
Mitigation Standards website at
www.epa.gov/radon/pubs/mitstds.html.
There you'll find links to a wide range of
useful information, including a searchable
index, radon publications, radon hotlines, radon
myths and facts, and a good collection of other
radon links. The EPA also provides you with
directions for finding a qualified radon service
professional in your area
(www.epa.gov/radon/proficiency.html).
Since the EPA shut down its National Radon
Proficiency Program (RPP) in 1998, it also
provides contacts for every state at
www.epa.gov/iaq/whereyoulive.html.
Paul Fisette is director of Building Materials
and Wood Technology at the University of
Massachusetts at Amherst and a contributing editor
to The Journal of Light Construction