In a monumental announcement yesterday, HUD (Department of Housing & Urban Development) deployed their new guidelines for mandatory radon testing and radon mitigation in multifamily dwellings. They have made the requirement effective June 4th, 2013.
Radon gas is widely known as a leading cause of environmental lung cancer throughout the United States. For over 20 years the Environmental Protection Agency has been encouraging more regulation to mandate testing for radon gas and mitigating the problem when levels are 4 pCi/l or higher.
Yesterday, key members of HUD, EPA, Surgeon General, and CDC held a press conference to announce new radon testing and radon mitigation requirements for multifamily structures. Government officials as well as the awareness group Cancer Survivors Against Radon (CSAR) believe that this plan of action will save thousands of lives every year.
Read more...HUD Announces Radon Testing and Radon Mitigation Policy. Mandatory Radon Testing Begins June... -- MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
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