title: Compliance with EPA guidelines for follow-up testing and mitigation after radon screening measurements.
abstract: A survey was taken of 314 individuals, 55 of whom had residences that exceeded the EPA action level of 148 Bq m-3 (4 pCi L-1) of radon as measured by a medical center radon testing service. The survey was designed to assess whether these individuals followed the 1986 EPA guidelines for follow-up testing and mitigation. The survey indicated 41% of respondents performed follow-up tests and 16% of the respondents performed some form of mitigation. Some respondents had performed mitigation after inadequate or no follow-up radon tests. There was a positive relationship between follow-up testing and mitigation and higher initial radon screening values.
authors.affiliation: Boston University School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health, MA 02118.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Evdokimoff
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ozonoff
mesh_terms: D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000032:analysis*; D000398:Air Pollution, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006798:Housing; D011886:Radon / Q000032:analysis*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D014484:United States Environmental Protection Agency
chemical_list: D011886:Radon