indoor radon program donna jurden outreach & education coordinator
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Where & How Where does radon come from? The decay of uranium found in the soil and rocks under and around the foundation of a home. How does radon enter a home? Radon enters homes through cracks and openings in the foundation walls and floors. It can migrate through concrete and be pulled in via the furnace (stack effect).TRANSCRIPT
Indoor Radon Program
Donna JurdenOutreach & Education Coordinator
What is Radon?
Where & HowWhere does radon come from?• The decay of uranium found in the soil and rocks under and around the foundation of a home.
How does radon enter a home? • Radon enters homes through cracks and openings in the foundation walls and floors. It can migrate through concrete and be pulled in via the furnace (stack effect).
Why
Radioactive radon particles adhere to lung tissue
*More Ohioans die every year from lung cancer than breast, prostate and colorectal combined
Particles continue to decay giving off radiation
Radiation damages cells
Damaged cells become cancer
Why are we concerned about radon?
Radon in Ohio•38 counties avg levels of 4pCi/l or higher
•426 zip codes avg levels of 4pCi/l or higher
•44 zip codes avg levels 8pCi/l or higher
Radon In Ohio – Franklin County
COUNTY NAME No. Max Min AM GM
FRANKLIN 37770 939.0 0.1 9.4 5.6
COUNTY NAME <4 4-10 10-100 >=100 COUNT
FRANKLIN 33% 37% 30 <1% 37700
Radon in OhioCounty Name No. Tests Max Levels (pCi/l)
Logan 1,365 1404
Licking 11,732 1400
Franklin 37,698 939
Jefferson 526 927.6
Summit 11,965 908.1
Champaign 1,957 860
Knox 4,529 844.2
Clark 3,882 750.1
Delaware 8,071 735
Geauga 2,022 733.8
Indoor Radon Program
• US EPA Grant -1990 to 2015 (25yrs) - Grant year is October 1 thru Sept 30
• Pass thru funding to local health depts -currently 5 sub-grantees -4 health departments and the University of Toledo -13 coalition members -one sub-grantee covers 8 counties
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Union County adopts RRNC into County Building Codes!
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CE courses approved for
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Sub-grantees/Coalition Members-focused mailings (builders, daycares, realtors…)-media outlets-social media-smoking cessation classes-digital billboards-displays in libraries-community service groups meetings/events-birth certificates-pizza boxes
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Statewide Coupon Program
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Website: odh.ohio.gov R Radon
Phone: 1-800-523-4439 (Donna’s 614 644-0174)
E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]
University of Toledo: http://www.eng.utoledo.edu/aprg/radon
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Love your lungs- test your home for radon!