Radon Testing for Safe Schools Act: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Superfund, Ocean, and Water Protection of the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, One Hundred First Congress, Second Session, on S. 1697 ... May 23, 1990 |
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Page 159 - If any person fails to pay an assessment of a civil penalty — (A) after the order making the assessment has become a final order and if such person does not file a...
Page 112 - The Department of Housing and Urban Development to develop an effective departmental policy for dealing with radon contamination to ensure that the occupants of housing covered by this section are not exposed to hazardous levels of radon." HUD was clearly ordered to respond, as the Act stated, "The Secretary shall submit a report to Congress within one year after the date of the enactment of this act that describes the Secretary's recommended policy for dealing with radon contamination and the Secretary's...
Page 55 - States during the past two years. States are in the best position to take the lead in coordinating Federal and local efforts to address this unique environmental problem. All States have an existing network of environmental, health, and radiation protection agencies with considerable experience in responding to local problems. States can also assist local governments that are beginning to develop monitoring and public education programs. In addition to this network, States have extensive technical...
Page 37 - I am Dr. Vernon N. Houk, Director, Center for Environmental Health and Injury Control (CEHIC), Centers for Disease Control (CDC). I am pleased to testify on behalf of the Department of Health and Human Services and further discuss Vietnam veteran and Agent Orange issues.
Page 76 - ... health hazard throughout the country, primarily in areas with large deposits of radon-bearing minerals: uranium, granite, phosphate, and shale. Factors such as soil permeability, how close the uranium is to the surface, and the type of construction of a building can affect the amount of radon that gets indoors. Radon can enter a building in many different ways: through the crawl space or cracks in the foundation, through water supplied by underground wells, through joints in the foundation, loose...
Page 99 - ... plan and applies to all EPA program offices, regional offices, laboratories, contractors and grantees. EPA's own Science Advisory Board has also recommended that the agency require radon measurement companies to maintain documented quality control and measurement procedures for measurement devices. 6 Specifically, the Board recommended that both detailed descriptions of calibration procedures and calibration data for certain types of measurement devices be submitted with the application for admission...
Page 50 - MSHA addressing worker exposure to radon dangers in underground mines. The last of these was a criteria document, A. Recommended standard for Occupational Exposure Radon Progeny in Underground Mines, which recommended that the current MSHA annual cumulative exposure limit of 4 working level months (WLM) be changed to the lowest feasible limit of 1 WLM. CDC has also made recommendations addressing sampling and analysis strategies, respirator use, and the synergistic effect of smoking, and identified...
Page 43 - ... greater risk than exposure at other ages. In addition to being more sensitive to the effects of radiation, in general, dosimetric models indicate that children receive a higher radiation dose to their lungs than adults for a given exposure. The International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP report 50) supports this view and states that individuals exposed under age 20 appear to have a higher risk of developing lung cancer than those exposed later in life. A second important issue is...
Page 85 - I am a pediatrician, and a member of the Committee on Environmental Hazards of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Page 99 - EPA is developing a user-fee proposal to cover costs of the RMP program. INDUSTRY OFFICIALS BELIEVE THE RMP PROGRAM SHOULD REQUIRE QUALITY ASSURANCE Of the 32 officials from the radon testing industry we interviewed, 31 said some quality assurance should be required as a condition for participating in the RMP program. Some of the reasons these officials gave for requiring quality assurance included the following: — At the present time, the radon measurement area is wide open to abuse because homeowners...