Date Published: 10/24/2007 [Source]
The latest results on the prevalence of radon gas at the South Shore were presented to the El Dorado Board of Supervisors, during a meeting Tuesday at Lake Tahoe Community College.
"If you're in the Tahoe Keys, it's unlikely you'll have a radon problem. Everywhere else in South Lake Tahoe is right around 50 percent," said George Faggella, radon officer for the California Department of Health Services, during a presentation at the meeting.
Faggella used data collected from hundreds of homes at the South Shore last winter to back up the statement.
Public outreach aimed at residents whose homes tested high, as well as broader educational plans for January, are part of the county's efforts to raise awareness about radon, according to Geri Silva, director of El Dorado County's Environmental management department.
Those efforts aren't far-reaching enough, local radon testing advocate, Jeff Miner, said Tuesday.
The public can test their homes by obtaining test kits from www.radon.com.