Radon Links
Contact: 800-723-6642 or radon@michigan.govThe links below are provided for access to more information related to radon, radioactivity, and indoor air pollution.
U.S. United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Publications
- Radon Fact Sheet
- Frequently Asked Questions About Radon
- Radon Map of the United States
- Citizen's Guide to Radon
- Radon Guide for Tenants
- Radon in Schools
- Consumer's Guide to Radon Reduction: How to Fix Your Home
- Home Buyer's and Seller's Guide to Radon
- Radon-Resistant New Construction for Home Buyers
- Radiation Risks and Realities
- Discover RadTown USA
- Radon-Resistant Construction Basics and Techniques
- Radon Testing and Mitigation Standards and Test Procedures
For more U.S. EPA publications on radon, see www.epa.gov/radon/publications-about-radon
General Radon and Radiation Resources
- Reducing the Risk from Radon: Information and Interventions A Guide for Health Care Providers – Published by RadonLeaders.org
- Health Effects of Exposure to Radon – Published by the National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies; Commission on Life Sciences, Committee on Health Risks of Exposure to Radon (also called the BEIR VI report)
- Radiation Fact Sheets – Published by the Health Physics Society
- U.S. Geological Survey, The Geology of Radon
- Radon In Earth, Air and Water – Published by the U.S. Geological Survey
- Radon Fact Sheet – Published by the National Safety Council
- Radiation Information Network – Health physics society web site
- Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors (CRCPD) – Partnership of professionals dedicated to radiation protection
Radon Resources for Radon Professionals
- National Radon Proficiency Program - Certified testers and mitigators
- National Radon Safety Board - Certified testers and mitigators
- Midwest Universities Radon Consortium - Training for testers and mitigators
- American Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists – Professional association for testers and mitigators
Radon in Water
- Risk Assessment of Radon in Drinking Water - Published by the Committee on Risk Assessment of Exposure to Radon in Drinking Water, Board on Radiation Effects Research, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council, and National Academy Press
- Radionuclides Rule - U.S. EPA, Drinking Water Requirements for States and Public Water Systems
Indoor Air Pollution
- The Inside Story: A Guide to Indoor Air Quality - U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
- American Lung Association - National Chapter and Michigan Chapter
- National Safety Council Environmental Health Center
- Healthy Indoor Air for America's Homes (Partnership between the U.S. EPA - Indoor Environments Division, Montana State University Extension Service Housing Program, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture - Cooperative State Research, Education & Extension Service)
- U.S. EPA Indoor Air Quality
- Indoor Air Quality Hotlines
- U.S. EPA Indoor Air Quality in Schools
- U.S. EPA Indoor Air Quality in Large Buildings