Hello, For anyone who attended this presentation or may know something about it, can you tell me whether it was recorded and if the recording may be shared? Thanks,
*~Jai Anna San Antonio * On Thu, Jan 19, 2023 at 8:11 AM Scott L. Rodman <slrod...@8500.org> wrote: > *CORRECTION - The Radon event will be THURSDAY 1/26, not Wednesday as >> stated previously.,* >> > > >> The email below from the *Lincoln Board of Health* and the >> *Lincoln Library* announced an important event to be held at the Lincoln >> Library on *Thursday, January 26th at 6:30pm* that will provide needed >> information about *radon *and its dangers. Many homes have elevated >> levels of radon that should be mitigated and the purpose of the >> presentation is to make more residents aware of this issue, the need to >> test for it, and what can be done to mitigate it. January is National >> Radon Action Month. The EPA suggests that every home should be tested as >> data has shown that radon is the leading cause of lung cancer among >> nonsmokers and results in about 21,000 deaths per year. *Have you >> tested your home?* >> >> The presentation by Michael Feeney, the Director of the Massachusetts >> Department of Public Health's Indoor Air Quality Program, will be held in >> person and via zoom. The link to register for the zoom event is below and >> the organizers would appreciate your signing up to have the calendar link >> sent to you. In the event that you have any problems registering, the link >> that you may use for the event is: >> >> *https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88283546288?pwd=d3p0R2wvTkZKeVA1c0NOb0VWNld1dz09 >> <https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88283546288?pwd=d3p0R2wvTkZKeVA1c0NOb0VWNld1dz09>* >> >> >> *Meeting ID: 882 8354 6288* >> *Passcode: 576910* >> >> *Thursday, January 26, 6:30 pm* >> >> >> *Registration link:* >> >> *https://lincolnpl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/radon-awareness-talk-with-mass-dph/ >> <https://lincolnpl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/radon-awareness-talk-with-mass-dph/>* >> >> >> When we purchased a property in Lincoln in 2021, we put in electronic >> radon detectors and found that the existing house had a level of radon that >> was 16pCi/L (picocuries of air per liter). That is 4 times the level of >> 4pCi/L at which the EPA urges residents to mitigate the radon. We then >> loaned the electronic detectors to friends and found that they had a fairly >> steady level of over 120pCi/L in one room and spikes to over 300pCi/L. We >> have been very pleased to see that a mitigation process has nearly >> eliminated the problem, with one final step remaining. New homes in >> Middlesex County are required to have a passive radon mitigation system >> installed that can have an inexpensive fan unit added in the event that >> radon is detected. >> >> Working with AprilAire, one of the companies that manufacture mitigation >> equipment, they have very nicely donated a number of AirThings electronic >> radon detectors to the Lincoln Library and they will be available to be >> checked out from the "library of things" next week for Lincoln residents to >> borrow and test their own homes. >> >> Several links for more information on radon are: >> >> *CDC links* >> >> *https://www.cdc.gov/radon/awareness.html >> <https://www.cdc.gov/radon/awareness.html>* >> >> *https://www.cdc.gov/radon/radon-action.html >> <https://www.cdc.gov/radon/radon-action.html>* >> >> >> *EPA link* >> >> *https://www.epa.gov/radon/national-radon-action-month-information >> <https://www.epa.gov/radon/national-radon-action-month-information>* >> >> >> Please try to attend. Mr. Feeney's presentation will be recorded and a >> link will be posted online within a few days of the event. >> >> Best regards, >> >> Scott Rodman >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >> From: Lincoln Public Library <lincoln+minlib....@ccsend.com> >> Date: Wed, Jan 11, 2023 at 3:58 PM >> Subject: Radon Awareness Presentation with Mass DPH >> To: <slrod...@8500.org> >> >> >> Thursday January 26th @ 6:30pm >> Radon Awareness Presentation with Massachusetts Department of Public >> Health Indoor Air Quality Division >> Tarbell Room-Lincoln Public Library >> >> >> January 26, 2023, 6:30pm - IN PERSON >> >> >> [image: Untitled Design] >> >> >> January is National Radon Action Month. Join the Massachusetts >> Department of Public Health Indoor Air Quality Division for a public >> presentation on radon health risks, testing, and mitigation. This >> presentation will address residents’ health regarding exposure to radon >> that may accumulate in their homes and provide radon health and exposure >> reduction information to interested residents. >> >> >> About the Speaker >> >> >> Michael A. Feeney, B.Pharm., R.Ph., J.D., C.H.O. >> >> >> Mr. Feeney is the Director of the Indoor Air Quality Program at the >> Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH). Mr. Feeney has conducted >> over 1800 indoor air quality investigations in buildings including schools, >> office buildings, libraries, courthouses, town halls, firehouses, police >> stations and homes throughout Massachusetts and also responds to chemical >> spills and building evacuations. Mr. Feeney is a graduate from Northeastern >> University with a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy and a Juris Doctor from >> New England School of Law. He is an author of journal articles concerning >> biological/chemical weapons and indoor air quality. Mr. Feeney is a >> Commissioner of the Merrimack River Valley Flood Control Commission. 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