Who can test a building for radon? A qualified NEHA (National Enviornmental Health Association) or NRSB (National Radon Safety Board) certified professional should be hired.
What testing protocol should be followed? The purpose of the measurements, as well as budget and time constraints, dictate the protocol used. However, the EPA and the Surgeon General recommend testing all homes below the third floor for radon. the EPA recommends that for homes, initial measurements be short-term tests placed in the lowest livable/workable level. The protocol for measurements made for the purpose of assessing the need for mitigation (reducing the radon level) is found in the EPA publication, A Citizen’s Guide to Radon. Additional guidance is provided in Section 2 of the EPA book, Protocols For Radon and Radon Decay Product Measurements In Homes. Protocols for measurements made for real estate transactions are somewhat different. They are described in the EPA document, Home Buyer’s and Seller’s Guide to Radon. Additional guidance is provided in Section 3 of the EPA publication, Protocols For Radon and Radon Decay Product Measurements In Homes.
Related Questions
- Who can test a building for radon? A qualified NEHA (National Enviornmental Health Association) or NRSB (National Radon Safety Board) certified professional should be hired.
- Why was the association called the National Association for Home Care and Hospice instead of the National Association for Home Health and Hospice Agencies?
- If health departments in the beta test successfully complete it, will they automatically receive national accreditation status?
