Precise Radon Testing Labs

Radon Leaders Saving Lives

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Personal Information

First Name: Dallas
Last Name: Collins
Organization: Precise Radon Testing Labs Inc
Title: Owner
E-mail Address: preciseradontesting@gmail.com
Personal or Organization Website: www.preciseradon.com
Affiliation: EPA

Professional Profile

I Am Committed to Addressing the Radon Health Risk and Saving Lives Because: Every Colorado resident should be aware of the Radon Health Risk and take the appropriate measures to test in their homes, work environments and schools.
Background: Some college, years ago. Mother of three and wife of 25 years. Interesting in radon for over 20 years. Started Precise Radon in 2007.Short and long term radon testing. We test for Real Estate transactions, re-location companies, low income housing developers, homeowners, builders, schools and commercial buildings. Precise also tests all builds for Habitat for Humanity St.Vrain, Longmont CO., at no charge.
Professional Interests: Habitat for Humanity St. Vrain Valley Colorado since 2008.Received Bronze Level Construction Award 2009.Nominated for Habitat for Humanity of the St. Vrain Valley Hammy Award 2010.PRTL also works with Del Norte Neighborhood Development.Collecting statistical data on Radon Measurement in Colorado for future use.

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Dallas Collins - Google Profile

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Kevin F Collins's Blog

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Kevin F Collins's Blog

EPA, Schools To Tackle Indoor Air Quality

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Stacy Kika
Kika.stacy@epa.gov
202-564-0906
202-564-4355

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 14, 2011

EPA, Schools To Tackle Indoor Air Quality WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is holding its 11^th Annual Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Tools for Schools National Symposium in Washington, D.C. on January 13-15, 2011. The meeting is bringing together school board officials, administrators, health association members, school nurses, teachers, parents, and others to take charge in protecting the indoor air environments of children in schools. Nearly 55 million children and approximately 6 million adults spend a significant portion of their days in more than 132,000 public and private school buildings in the United States. Many of these buildings are old, in poor condition, and may have environmental conditions that inhibit learning and pose risks to the health of children and staff.

“Protecting children’s health is a top priority for EPA,” said Gina McCarthy, assistant administrator for EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation. “School kids, parents and teachers face challenges every day, so EPA designed the Tools for Schools Program to make sure that poor indoor air quality isn’t one of them.”

Poor indoor air quality in schools can impact the comfort and health of students and staff, which, in turn, can affect concentration, attendance, and student performance. Eight school districts across the country are being recognized at the IAQ Tools for Schools National Symposium for leading the way to improving conditions at their schools and taking action to prevent future IAQ health risks. The symposium focuses on a wide range of environmental risks, including radon, mold, pest management, and asthma management.

Here are a few tips schools can take to start improving their indoor air quality:

- Get an IAQ Tools for Schools Action Kit online
- Review the IAQ Coordinator’s Guide provided in the IAQ Tools for Schools Action Kit
- Develop an IAQ team and review current IAQ practices in your school
- Develop an IAQ program and encourage good IAQ practices across the school and community
- Test your school for radon

The IAQ Tools for Schools Program, launched in 1995, assists school districts in identifying the actions they can take to successfully plan and implement an effective IAQ management program.

More information on IAQ Tools for Schools: http://www.epa.gov/iaq/schools/index.html

Gmail - Fwd: FW: PRESS RELEASE: 20,000 Americans Killed in Their Own Homes in 2010. EPA Takes Action on Radon Gas in 2011 - preciseradontesting@gmail.com

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From: Radon Awareness [mailto:radonweek@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2010 5:10 AM
To: Collins, Daniel P.
Subject: PRESS RELEASE: 20,000 Americans Killed in Their Own Homes in 2010. EPA Takes Action on Radon Gas in 2011

The World Health Organization has released their mortality statistics for 2010 and a startling statistic about in-home causes of death surfaced. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, Radon Gas causes over 20,000 deaths annually in the United States. To put that into perspective, Radon caused more deaths in 2010 than drunk driving, fires, and carbon monoxide.

The EPA is urging the U.S. media to assist in creating awareness of this silent killer by declaring January National Radon Awareness Month. Radon problems have been detected in almost every county in the United States. The Surgeon General and American Lung Association have also taken action to help prevent these needless deaths by recommending that all homes in the U.S. be tested regardless of geographic location or foundation type.

Please help promote this very worthy cause by writing an article or running a news story about indoor Radon Gas. Together, we can work toward saving thousands of lives in 2011! You can learn more about Radon Gas and National Radon Action Month 2011 at radonmonth.wordpress.com.

Sincerely;

Michael Anderson, Program Director
http://radonmonth.wordpress.com/
Environmental Health Committee

Beth Baker Owens has sent you a message. Date: 8/10/2010 Subject: RE: Is Radon Gas something you should take seriously?

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Beth Baker Owens has sent you a message.

Date: 8/10/2010

Subject: RE: Is Radon Gas something you should take seriously?

Say Dallas,
Would you like to write a short piece on Radon and Radon Mitigation for my real estate blog? If so, please send it to me with your contact info at the end and I'll post it on my blog! www.HomesByBethOwens.blogspot.com.

Why should you test for Radon Gas?

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Dallas,

We hear a variation of this question all the time. We typically use this in the reply.

John Mallon

These Organizations urge that all habitable Structures

be tested for Radon and corrected if level is above 4.0 pCi/l.

Ø Dept. of Health and Human Services

Ø The U.S. Surgeon General

Ø The American Medical Association

Ø The American Lung Association

Ø The American Public Health Association

Ø The National Academy of Science

Ø Council on Radiation Protection

Ø Centers for Disease Control

Sep 1

I believe you can add the World Health Organization to that list. I think John's idea of a short statement and the list of organizations is the best way to handle the situation. It is very brief and delivers a ton of credibility.

-Jay Bauder

----- Original Message -----

To: RADONPROFESSIONALS@LIST.UIOWA.EDU

Why should you test for Radon Gas?

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If 22,000 deaths per year in the US is not enough,

1) Watch the "Eddie's Story" video on my website homepage ( http://www.radoncontrolproducts.com/">Radon Control Products homepage ) Eddie
is a friend/ customer of mine, and lung cancer has changed his life.

2)Personally, I really like the study done about 18 mos. ago that concluded
that, with average time spent indoors, long-term exposure to radon @ the
4.0 pCi/L "action level" equates to 200 chest X-rays per year! People can
relate to that as a concrete concept, and so far, I have not found anyone who
thinks 200 chest X-rays per year is something they want.

Thanks for caring!

Henri Boyea
RADON CONTROL PRODUCTS
PO Box 6263 Hendersonville, NC 28793

Why should you test for Radon Gas?

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I think the question can be answered simply. Check out this piece from a
blog that Gloria Linnertz wrote. If you don't know who she is, she is
active trying to educate people about radon, and her husband died of
radon-induced lung cancer. Here's the link, and here's a blurb that says
a lot:

http://host.madison.com/ct/news/opinion/column/article_e838419a-15bd-54fa-aaa2-bfe89926c8de.html

For 27 years my husband worked and exercised every day, followed a
low-fat, low-cholesterol diet, and didn’t smoke. We had smoke detectors,
carbon monoxide detectors and fire extinguishers in our
home; and we didn’t burn candles. Joe lived only six weeks after his
diagnosis of lung cancer that had spread to his liver and bones. We had
been living with a radon level of 17.6 picocuries per liter of air in
our home for 18 years.

The radon page for EPA also has extensive information regarding real
estate and radon. Here's that link:
http://www.epa.gov/radon/realestate.html

Hope this helps! --Jani

Jani Palmer | Indoor Environments Division, USEPA |
P: 202.343.9921| E: palmer.janise@epa.gov

Why should you test for Radon Gas?

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I have been an Environmental Professional for over 40 years, hold a BS in Chemistry, a MS in Environmental Science and was focused on other things when we discovered the hazard that our built environment of our homes exposes us to a hazardous cancer causing level of radioactive materials. I have always known that the earths’ near surface atmosphere had a radioactive characteristic, but never looked at it carefully until 2007. Today my reality is that the greatest natural environmental hazard to my own personal health and life is from accumulation of Radon and its decay products in the homes I choose to live and buildings that I occupy. It is totally senseless or me or anyone to ignore the warning of the Cancer Risk of Radon. It is so easy and inexpensive to test for Radon and can be fixed for less than a day in the hospital, if an issue is found.

Regards

Richard Thompson

Richard Thompson, BS MS

Montrose County H&HS Environmental Health, EH Manager

Radon: Eddie's Story

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Precise Radon Testing Labs

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Kevin F Collins's Blog

EPA, Schools To Tackle Indoor Air Quality

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