{"id":12189,"date":"2017-01-09T08:00:57","date_gmt":"2017-01-09T14:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/?p=12189"},"modified":"2017-01-08T21:23:56","modified_gmt":"2017-01-09T03:23:56","slug":"tdec-encourages-tennesseans-to-test-for-radon-during-radon-action-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/2017\/01\/09\/tdec-encourages-tennesseans-to-test-for-radon-during-radon-action-month\/","title":{"rendered":"TDEC Encourages Tennesseans to Test for Radon During Radon Action Month"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"TennesseeNashville, TN<\/strong> – The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) is encouraging residents to identify and address radon problems in their homes as part of Radon Action Month by offering free radon test kits and hosting educational outreach events.<\/p>\n

\u201cRadon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States, resulting in 15,000 to 22,000 deaths per year,\u201d said TDEC Commissioner Bob Martineau. \u201cRadon has been detected in every county in Tennessee, so homeowners statewide should take the necessary steps to test their indoor air quality.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam has proclaimed January 2017 as Radon Action Month statewide to bring further awareness to this issue.<\/p>\n

Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that is released during the natural decay of uranium, which is found in most rock and soil. Radon is odorless, invisible and without taste. Radon can damage lung tissue in a way that may cause the beginning of lung cancer.<\/p>\n

\u201cAcquiring a simple do-it-yourself test kit to help determine the presence of radon is the first step to mitigation,\u201d Martineau added. \u201cTDEC\u2019s Office of Sustainable Practices offers kits at no cost to residents across Tennessee.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"How<\/a>

How Radon gas enters your home<\/p><\/div>\n

You can receive your free radon test kit by filling out this online form: https:\/\/tdec.tn.gov\/Radon_Online\/frmRADON_Online.aspx<\/a>, or by calling the Tennessee Radon Program hotline at 1.800.232.1139.<\/p>\n

As part of TDEC\u2019s statewide indoor Radon Program, the Office of Sustainable Practices also provides technical information and specific materials for real estate professionals, home builders, home inspectors, school officials and others.<\/p>\n

As part of Radon Action Month, TDEC staff will be joining partners in communities across the state to offer educational outreach events for those who would like to learn more.<\/p>\n

The schedule is as follows:<\/h3>\n

January 5, 2017
\nFedEx Forum at University of Memphis
\n191 Beale St., Memphis TN 38103
\n6 p.m. CST<\/p>\n

January 13, 2017
\nLentz Public Health Center
\n2500 Charlotte Ave., Nashville TN 37209
\n10 a.m.-2 p.m. CST<\/p>\n

January 14, 2017
\nFedEx Forum
\n191 Beale St., Memphis TN 38103
\n5 p.m. CST<\/p>\n

January 18, 2017
\nJohnson City Mall
\n2100 N. Roan St., Johnson City TN 37601
\n2-3 p.m. EST<\/p>\n

January 22, 2017
\nFedEx Forum
\n191 Beale St., Memphis TN 38103
\n3 p.m. CST<\/p>\n

January 31, 2017
\nLegislative Plaza
\n301 6th Ave. N., Nashville TN 37243
\n8 a.m.-2:30 p.m. CST                                               <\/p>\n

For additional information about radon, please visit www.tn.gov\/environment\/topic\/sp-rad-tennessee-radon-program<\/a> or contact the Tennessee Radon Program at 1.800.232.1139.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) is encouraging residents to identify and address radon problems in their homes as part of Radon Action Month by offering free radon test kits and hosting educational outreach events. \u201cRadon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States, resulting in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[181],"tags":[3359,3384,284,2498,11425,2521,261,2274,3350,11426,2038],"class_list":["post-12189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-government","tag-bill-haslam","tag-bob-martineau","tag-nashville-tn","tag-radon","tag-radon-action-month","tag-tdec","tag-tennessee","tag-tennessee-department-of-environment-and-conservation","tag-tennessee-governor","tag-tennessee-radon-program","tag-united-states"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12189"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12189\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12190,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12189\/revisions\/12190"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}