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Regional Radon Educators
Regional Radon educators are available to answer your radon questions. They provide radon education programs for organizations, church groups and schools, as well as provide exhibits for home shows and health or community fairs. They also target real estate professionals, home builders, and medical professionals to encourage radon testing, mitigation, and radon-resistant home construction. These educators are not limited to their home counties, but are authorized to travel to other counties for programs, etc. Contact one of these educators to ask questions or to schedule a program or exhibit:
Ines Beltran, Gwinnett County, inesb@uga.edu, 678/377-4010
750 South Perry Street, Suite 400, Lawrenceville, GA 30045-4804,Fax: 678-377-4030
Ginger Bennett, Hall/Dawson Counties, bennettg@uga.edu, 770/535-8290
734 E. Crescent Drive, Suite 300, Gainesville, GA 30501-, Fax: 770/531-3994
Becky Chenhall, Walton/Clarke Counties, chenhall@uga.edu, 770/267-1324
100 N. Broad Street, Monroe, GA 30655, Fax: 770-267-1428,
Edda Cotto-Rivera, DeKalb County, ecrivera@uga.edu, 404/298-4072
4380 MemorialDrive, Suite 200, Decatur, GA 30032-1239, Fax: 404/298-4081
Christa Campbell, Elbert County, christaa@uga.edu, 706-283-2037
10 Cloverleaf Dr., Elberton, GA 30635, Fax: 706-283-2038
Georgia Indoor Radon Grant Administration
Dr. Pamela Turner, prturner@uga.edu, (706) 542-9165
Housing Extension Specialist; Cooperative Extension, University of Georgia, 224 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, GA 30602-3622
Joe Krewer, Grant Administrator, jkrewer@dca.state.ga.us, 404/679-3124
Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Office of Environmental Management, 60 Executive Park South, N.E., Atlanta, GA. 30329-2231, Fax: 404-679-0646
Radon Hotline Numbers
State Radon Hotline Numbers
Georgia Hotline/Southface (Outside Atlanta Metro Area) 1-800-745-0037
Atlanta Area Hotline/Southface 404-872-3549, Ext. #148
National Hotlines:
National Safety Council w/ EPA 1-800-SOS-RADON (1-800-767-7236)
Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
National Hispanic Indoor Air Quality 1-800-725-8312
The Radon Fix It Line: (National Safety Program) 1-800-644-6999
Radon Web Sites
Georgia Web Sites:
Georgia Radon Education Program www.gafamilies.com/housing/radon
Complete information about radon in Georgia including information about the Georgia Radon Poster Contest.
Southface Energy Institute www.southface.org
Radon Grant Partner that provides radon-resistant construction techniques for builders and radon training for realtors.
National Web Sites:
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) www.epa.gov/iaq/radon
The source for accurate, up-to-date radon information.
National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) www.neha.org
One of two EPA-approved providers of training and certification for radon measurement and mitigation contractors. Go here to find a list of NEHA-certified radon contractors in Georgia and the U.S.
National Safety Council (NSC) www.nsc.org/issues/radon/PosterContestBrochure.pdf
Information about the National Radon Poster Contest
National Radon Safety Board (NRSB) www.nrsb.org
One of two EPA-approved providers of training and certification for radon measurement and mitigation contractors. Go here to find a list of NRSB-certified radon contractors in Georgia.
American Assoc. of Radon Scientist & Technologists (AARST) www.aarst.org
Members include radon measurement and mitigation contractors.
American Lung Association (ALA), enter “radon” in search box www.lungusa.org
American Cancer Society, enter “radon” in search box www.cancer.org
Cancer Survivors Against Radon (CANSAR) www.cansar.org
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