Radon - The Invisible Intruder - Report from the Office of New York State Attorney General (1996) on the dangers of radon, testing, tips on reducing radon & selecting a contractor. Go

Western Regional Radon Training Center - Provides certification & continuing education classes that meet National Radon Proficiency Program. Located in Colorado Springs, CO. Go

UIC - Radiation & Life - Illustrated primer on radiation all around us. Origins & types of radiation. Ionising, cosmic, background & man-made radiation. Radon contributes 48% of the radiation dose to people in Australia. Uranium Information Center, 1998. Go

How Stuff Works: Radon - Informative article about how radon forms & why it's so dangerous. Comparison of radon test devices. Useful links. Go

USGS Radon Information - U.S. Geological Survey site on radon in earth, air & water. Site resources include educational information on radon, & multiple maps on the geologic & geographic occurrence of radon in the United States. Go

EPA Publications on Indoor Radon - Complete publications list, descriptions & links. Clear? Informative EPA Guides for citizens, consumers, home buyers & sellers, physicians, & tenants. Radon prevention in construction, schools. Measurement protocols. Links to regional Radon Offices. Go

Integrated Environmental Management - Informative primer on radon, its progeny, measurement & risks. Extensive information on radioactivity & radiation, exposure & risks. Go

Radon Project of Columbia University & Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. - Uses information about location of home, and house construction, to suggest whether or not to test for radon. Go

Residential Radon & Lung Cancer Study - The latest & most substantial study ever on the link between radon & lung cancer (May, 2000) proves that residential radon causes cancer even at the low levels in homes. At the EPA's 4 pCi/L action limit, the lung cancer risk to women increases by 50%. Go

Uranium 238 Decay Chain - Short primer on U238 decay through radon to stable lead, radioactive ½ times of elements. Chart of the decay chain with ½ times & alpha or beta radiation. Go

Natural Radioactivity - The Radiation Information Network (Idaho State U). Primordial, cosmogenic & man-made radiation sources. Radon accounts for 56% of the total effective dose to people in the US. Radioactivity in soil, building materials, & human bodies. Go

Radon Progeny - A chart listing all of the decay products of radon gas in their order of appearance. Atomic mass, atomic numbers & the energy in MeV of the released alpha radiation. Go

AARST - American Association of Radon Scientists & technologists. AARST is a voluntary professional association which serves those individual persons engaged in the research, testing, measurement, & remediation of radon. Go

Uranium - The Deadliest Metal - A detailed paper on uranium, its radioactive products, mining, & radiation risks to people issued by the Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility (1992). The health risks even at the low radon levels in homes. Go

Risk Assessment of Radon in Drinking Water - The National Academy of Sciences report (1999) compares the risks of radon in air & water. Full report can be read online, or purchased. Go