Indoor Radon Exposure & Uranium Byproduct Field Unit

Chemical Safety, Pesticides & Radiation Protection

Unit Mandate

Mission & Operational Scope

Assesses and mitigates indoor radon gas accumulation in residential and occupational buildings, particularly in high-risk geological zones, and monitors uranium byproduct (radium, thorium) contamination at legacy processing sites.

Doctrine

EPA Indoor Radon Abatement Act · EPA Radon Action Level (4 pCi/L) Guidelines

Core Capabilities

Operational Capabilities

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Indoor radon measurement using alpha track detectors and electret ion chambers

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Radon mitigation system (sub-slab depressurization) design and installation oversight

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Soil gas radon flux measurement and geological risk mapping

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Uranium byproduct material (NORM/TENORM) site characterization

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Radon-in-water testing for private well and public water system compliance

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Building code radon-resistant construction standard advocacy

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