Radon-related Events & Training


January is Radon Action Month in Pennsylvania

January is Radon Action Month in Pennsylvania

The American Lung Association (ALA) in
Pennsylvania and Radon

Free Radon Test Kits available, while supplies last

The ALA has been a partner with the PA DEP/Radon Division for many years in an effort to increase public awareness of radon, testing for radon, and mitigation of radon problems

Please see the ALA link below for additional important information on radon and radon test kits. A limited supply is available for Pennsylvania residents who have not yet tested their homes

http://www.lunginfo.org/freeradonkit


1st Annual EPA Region III
Radon Stakeholders Meeting

April 4-5, 2012, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Registration deadline:  February 22, 2012

We invite you to join us for the First Annual Region III Stakeholders Meeting. We look forward to seeing all interested parties concerned with protecting the public from unnecessary exposure to radon in homes, schools, public and private buildings.

Your host, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP), through a State Indoor Radon Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brings you this NO COST meeting. Our goal is to bring together everyone/anyone who is interested in protecting the public from radon exposure.

Radon Stakeholders Meeting full description, agenda and registration instructions



Radon Division Represented at the 2011 Pennsylvania Home Show

Pennsylvania Home Show webpage

The Radon Division was represented at the Pennsylvania Home Show to inform event-goers of both the dangers of radon and how to make their homes and businesses safe.

The Radon Division staffed the Radon Information Booth at the 2011 Pennsylvania Home Show, March 5th through 13th at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center.

Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex webpage

Radon Division's Matt Shields with the Bureau's Radon Facts Display

Radon Division's Matt Shields is shown here with the Bureau's portable Radon Facts Display booth. Over Matt's left shoulder is a working example of a radon mitigation fan; to his left is a 3-D cutaway model of a well-designed radon mitigation system.