> > *CORRECTION - The Radon event will be THURSDAY 1/26, not Wednesday as > stated previously.,* >
> The email below from the *Lincoln Board of Health* and the > *Lincoln Library* announced an important event to be held at the Lincoln > Library on *Thursday, January 26th at 6:30pm* that will provide needed > information about *radon *and its dangers. Many homes have elevated > levels of radon that should be mitigated and the purpose of the > presentation is to make more residents aware of this issue, the need to > test for it, and what can be done to mitigate it. January is National > Radon Action Month. The EPA suggests that every home should be tested as > data has shown that radon is the leading cause of lung cancer among > nonsmokers and results in about 21,000 deaths per year. *Have you tested > your home?* > > The presentation by Michael Feeney, the Director of the Massachusetts > Department of Public Health's Indoor Air Quality Program, will be held in > person and via zoom. The link to register for the zoom event is below and > the organizers would appreciate your signing up to have the calendar link > sent to you. In the event that you have any problems registering, the link > that you may use for the event is: > > *https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88283546288?pwd=d3p0R2wvTkZKeVA1c0NOb0VWNld1dz09 > <https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88283546288?pwd=d3p0R2wvTkZKeVA1c0NOb0VWNld1dz09>* > > > *Meeting ID: 882 8354 6288* > *Passcode: 576910* > > *Thursday, January 26, 6:30 pm* > > > *Registration link:* > > *https://lincolnpl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/radon-awareness-talk-with-mass-dph/ > <https://lincolnpl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/radon-awareness-talk-with-mass-dph/>* > > > When we purchased a property in Lincoln in 2021, we put in electronic > radon detectors and found that the existing house had a level of radon that > was 16pCi/L (picocuries of air per liter). That is 4 times the level of > 4pCi/L at which the EPA urges residents to mitigate the radon. We then > loaned the electronic detectors to friends and found that they had a fairly > steady level of over 120pCi/L in one room and spikes to over 300pCi/L. We > have been very pleased to see that a mitigation process has nearly > eliminated the problem, with one final step remaining. New homes in > Middlesex County are required to have a passive radon mitigation system > installed that can have an inexpensive fan unit added in the event that > radon is detected. > > Working with AprilAire, one of the companies that manufacture mitigation > equipment, they have very nicely donated a number of AirThings electronic > radon detectors to the Lincoln Library and they will be available to be > checked out from the "library of things" next week for Lincoln residents to > borrow and test their own homes. > > Several links for more information on radon are: > > *CDC links* > > *https://www.cdc.gov/radon/awareness.html > <https://www.cdc.gov/radon/awareness.html>* > > *https://www.cdc.gov/radon/radon-action.html > <https://www.cdc.gov/radon/radon-action.html>* > > > *EPA link* > > *https://www.epa.gov/radon/national-radon-action-month-information > <https://www.epa.gov/radon/national-radon-action-month-information>* > > > Please try to attend. Mr. Feeney's presentation will be recorded and a > link will be posted online within a few days of the event. > > Best regards, > > Scott Rodman > > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Lincoln Public Library <[email protected]> > Date: Wed, Jan 11, 2023 at 3:58 PM > Subject: Radon Awareness Presentation with Mass DPH > To: <[email protected]> > > > Thursday January 26th @ 6:30pm > Radon Awareness Presentation with Massachusetts Department of Public > Health Indoor Air Quality Division > Tarbell Room-Lincoln Public Library > > > January 26, 2023, 6:30pm - IN PERSON > > > [image: Untitled Design] > > > January is National Radon Action Month. Join the Massachusetts > Department of Public Health Indoor Air Quality Division for a public > presentation on radon health risks, testing, and mitigation. This > presentation will address residents’ health regarding exposure to radon > that may accumulate in their homes and provide radon health and exposure > reduction information to interested residents. > > > About the Speaker > > > Michael A. Feeney, B.Pharm., R.Ph., J.D., C.H.O. > > > Mr. Feeney is the Director of the Indoor Air Quality Program at the > Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH). Mr. Feeney has conducted > over 1800 indoor air quality investigations in buildings including schools, > office buildings, libraries, courthouses, town halls, firehouses, police > stations and homes throughout Massachusetts and also responds to chemical > spills and building evacuations. Mr. Feeney is a graduate from Northeastern > University with a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy and a Juris Doctor from > New England School of Law. He is an author of journal articles concerning > biological/chemical weapons and indoor air quality. Mr. Feeney is a > Commissioner of the Merrimack River Valley Flood Control Commission. 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