Piscataway Township and other municipalities in New Jersey have joined as partners with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) to sponsor Radon Action Month in...[Read More]
Date Published: 12/24/2008
Somerset County is committed to increasing awareness about lung cancer, understand the dangers of smoking and second-hand smoke; and decrease exposure to radon to reduce the incidence of lung cancer, especially in...[Read More]
Date Published: 11/20/2008
Free Radon Test Kits are being offered to residents of Madison, thanks to the Madison Health Department. According to officials, elevated radon gas in homes is a public health concern. The EPA estimates that radon causes thousands of cancer deaths in...[Read More]
Date Published: 01/05/2020
Radon is a radioactive gas borne from the breakdown of naturally occurring uranium found in rock and soil and claims 21,000 lives every year. The invisible gas has been classified as a Class A carcinogen by the Environmental Protection Agency and can...[Read More]
Date Published: 01/01/2020
New York City was the scene of a puzzling mystery Monday. An unidentified gas-like odor made its way across Manhattan and parts of New Jersey and resulted in some building evacuations and mass transit interruptions. How can you protect your family...[Read More]
Date Published: 01/09/2007
The South Orange Department of Health will be distributing radon kits to families, free of charge. Supplies are limited, so interested residents should not wait to pick them up. The kits will only work for homes that currently touch the ground. Radon...[Read More]
Date Published: 06/23/2020
Free radon test kits are available at the health department. January is National Radon Action Month and the U.S. Surgeon General and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) urges all residents to have homes tested for radon, a statement...[Read More]
Date Published: 01/06/2020