Most Indiana schools ignore federal radon testing recommendations because it’s not required
INDIANAPOLIS—Call 6 Investigates has uncovered that most Indiana schools do not test for radon gas, a carcinogen known to cause lung cancer, despite federal recommendations that all schools test at least once every five years. Radon is a radioactive, naturally occurring gas that seeps into buildings from the surrounding soil. It’s the number one cause…
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Clearing the air on radon: BCSC to retest schools with readings that exceeded federal levels
Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. will retest some schools with rooms showing elevated radon levels to determine if new air-handling equipment has corrected the problem. Superintendent Jim Roberts said BCSC will spend about $8,500 to bring Alliance Environmental Group Inc., Indianapolis, to recheck several rooms at 10 schools or school buildings that five years ago tested…
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Real Environmental Services wishes you a Happy Columbus Day, and would love to help you with your next Radon Test! Headquartered: Deerfield, IL. Branch Offices: Lake Geneva, WI, Chicago, IL, La Grange Park, IL, Lake in the Hills, IL, Naperville, IL, and Wilmington, IL.
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Radon: Cancer causing gas could be going undetected in area schools
A naturally occurring radioactive gas that comes from the ground and can seep into enclosed spaces at cancer-causing levels like homes and schools according to the Environmental protection agency. WASHINGTON – A cancer-causing gas could be going undetected in local schools because of inconsistencies in state laws that require some school systems to test but…
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BCSC To Conduct Second Round Of Radon Testing
Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation officials are planning a second round of radon testing for district buildings later in October. BCSC tested for radon in 2013 and found rates in several buildings to be above the Environmental Protection Agency’s recommended level of 4.0 picocuries per liter (pCi/L), the measurement of how much radon exists in the air. Superintendent…
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