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Outreach

Radon and Indoor Air Program

El Radón

Florida Radon Map

RRNC for Builders

Information for Realtors

Medical brochure

Guide for Health Care Providers

Information for Physicians

Radon and lung cancer


The following links have been compiled to allow more access to additional radon information.

These links are being provided as a convenience and for informational purposes only; they do not constitute an endorsement or an approval by the Florida Department of Health of any of the products, services or opinions of the corporation or organization or individual.

 

 

National Radon Action Month Public Service Announcements

Realtor Information

Section 404.056(5), Florida Statutes, requires "Radon Gas Notification on Real Estate Documents. Notification shall be provided at time of, or prior to, contract for sale and purchase of any building or execution of a rental agreement". However, "residential transient occupancy is excluded provided that such occupancy is 45 days or less" [section 509.013(11), F.S.].

The department has developed a free video training about radon, available to realtors, and may provide training at their meetings, if requested ahead of time and if there are no other pressing issues. For more information on radon please contact us at 1-800-543-9279.

Government Sites

The U.S. EPA Office Air and Radiation houses the U.S. EPA Radon Program. The EPA Radon Program has authored a number of radon publications including:

National Conference of State Legislatures Articles
  • U.S. Geological Survey has collected soil and radon data to develop a radon zone potential map and has published a document on the geology of radon. These items are available through the USGS radon home page.
  • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory high-radon project has been developing a statistical methodology for providing improved estimates of local indoor radon concentrations across the United States. The purpose is to enable State or other agencies to identify high-radon counties, or portions thereof, more precisely so that indoor monitoring and control efforts can be focused more effectively. This page describes the project and how to obtain results.
  • Los Alamos researchers, Padmakumar Narayanan, Edwin Goodwin and Lehnert, press release on the effects of radon emissions on human cells.

Academic / Research Sites

National Academy of Sciences issued a report on the health risks of radon exposure on February 19, 1998. Executive and public summaries are currently available from the EPA's radon web site. 

University of Iowa, Center for Health Effects of Environmental Contamination has information on a Residential Radon and Lung Cancer Case-Control Study being performed by the UI Department of Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health.

Electronic periodic table of the elements with information on the atomic and chemical characteristics of radon gas.

Dr. Brill of University of Massachusetts Medical Center has allowed a copy of his article on Facts Concerning Environmental Radon to be published on the internet.

Environmental/Health Groups

General Information