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Main Title More Action Needed to Protect Public from Indoor Radon Risks. Evaluation Report.
CORP Author Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Office of the Inspector General.
Year Published 2008
Report Number EPA-08-P-0174
Stock Number PB2008-114304
Additional Subjects Indoor air pollution ; Radon ; Air pollution control ; Residential buildings ; Risk assessments ; Stationary sources ; Testing ; Exposure ; Mitigations ; Statutory authority ; Recommendations ; Public health ; Protection ; Building codes ; Indoor radon exposure ; Radon-resistant construction
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Abstract Nearly two decades after passage of the 1988 Indoor Radon Abatement Act (IRAA), exposure to indoor radon continues to grow. Efforts to reduce exposure through mitigation or building with radon-resistant new construction have not kept pace. Of 6.7 million new single family detached homes built nationwide between 2001 and 2005, only about 469,000 incorporated radon-resistant features. Of 76.1 million existing single family homes in the United States in 2005, only about 2.1 million had radon-reducing features in place. The IRAA established the goal that indoor air should be as free of radon as outdoor air. Since 1988, EPA has administered a voluntary program to reduce exposure to indoor radon by promoting awareness, testing, installation of radon mitigation systems in existing homes, and use of radon-resistant new construction techniques. Still, building codes in some areas do not require new homes to be built with radon-resistant new construction. Much of the progress made in reducing exposure has occurred as a result of real estate transactions. In those cases, a buyer, seller, mortgage lender, and/or real estate agent requested that a home be tested. Some States and localities do not require testing or the disclosure of test results during real estate transactions.
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PUB Date Free Form 3 Jun 2008
Category Codes 68F; 68A; 44G; 57U
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