David Garrett did not know what radon was until a friend at the health department suggested that he pick up a free radon testing kit. "I hung it up right away," the Springfield Twp. resident said, adding that he was shocked when he received the...[Read More]
Date Published: 09/27/2007
Reports of granite countertops emitting radon and hazardous radiation have swept the Internet since a New York Times article in July, but state health officials and local granite dealers say the low levels released by the stone pose no serious threat....[Read More]
Date Published: 09/19/2008
The Logan County Health Department is distributing free radon testing kits after the county was identified as one of 49 in Illinois to have a radon level higher than average. The average indoor radon level in Logan County was recorded at 6.3 picocuries...[Read More]
Date Published: 07/07/2008