In the News
[April 2010]
Presidential Cancer Panel Calls for Greater Action on Radon
- The 2008-2009 Annual Report of the President's Cancer Panel, entitled "Reducing
Environmental Cancer Risk: What We can Do Now" (PDF, 240
pp., 7.3 M) has been released. The Report highlights the risks from radon and states that "the cancer risk attributable to residential radon exposure has been clearly demonstrated and must be better addressed." The Panel includes several far-reaching recommendations to reduce radon exposure in the U.S., including lowering the EPA
action level, requiring radon-resistant techniques in new home construction, more research for improved accuracy and reliability in radon testing methods, and mandatory testing and disclosure of radon levels in schools, daycare, and workplaces.
Read the May 5, 2010 New York Times Op Ed columnist Nicholas
D. Kristof's opinion piece in which he says the report highlights radon as a key component -
New Alarm Bells About Chemicals and Cancer
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