tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post8782929886532690447..comments2023-12-23T02:16:43.463-08:00Comments on "Rational Preparedness" : The Blog: Final Steps in Radon RemediationJaneofVirginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-21477697670628685162013-08-14T03:28:44.495-07:002013-08-14T03:28:44.495-07:00Kymber, I appreciate your kind words. Korean is...Kymber, I appreciate your kind words. Korean is such a tough language, and you had to translate some of the most difficult uses of it, Korean-Legalese ! You should be very proud of all you achieved in the Canadian military.<br /> I am always grateful for your friendship, and your input.JaneofVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-9691888462759779202013-08-13T21:18:50.653-07:002013-08-13T21:18:50.653-07:00teehee - i am actually UN certified. but oh my goo...teehee - i am actually UN certified. but oh my goodness - on the spot translation is soooo hard and i really have nothing but the utmost respect for people that can do it! i certainly can't! and tho i did work for a few years on translating military contracts between canada and south korea - it bored the living crap out me! you on the other hand - know a whole pile of stuff about a whole pile of stuff. and i am glad for that - because i wouldn't know about a whole pile of stuff without you. thanks jane, on behalf of all of your readers, i say thank you for providing all of this information to all of us. we appreciate it!<br /><br />you know that you and yours are always in our thoughts and prayers so i don't even have to say it. your friend,<br />kymberkymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-28229830267802758862013-08-13T05:25:11.395-07:002013-08-13T05:25:11.395-07:00To radon or otherwise ? I wouldn't think it w...To radon or otherwise ? I wouldn't think it would be worth the jailtime or suspended sentence as the case may be. LOLJaneofVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-10267486682107151852013-08-13T05:10:18.752-07:002013-08-13T05:10:18.752-07:00Someday I may take up the fine art of exposing mys...Someday I may take up the fine art of exposing myself, hahahahaBBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323188240580782454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-23325541274112688782013-08-13T05:06:52.753-07:002013-08-13T05:06:52.753-07:00Sandy,
Short term radon exposure is unlikely t...Sandy,<br /> Short term radon exposure is unlikely to produce lung cancer, unless the person was predisposed anyway.<br /><br /> http://www.epa.gov/radon/healthrisks.html<br /> The bottom of this page helps to explain and help calculate risk.<br /><br /> Chances are you are fine so long as you don't have long term exposure to radon....eight, ten, fifteen or thirty years at very high amounts.<br /><br /> If you did have higher exposure for a longer period of time, you can tell your doctor and he/she will either explain that your risk is not great given the details of your exposure, or they can do better monitoring in order to detect and then cure lung cancer, which is increasingly possible today. Of course, cases found in later stages don't have the good cure rates we enjoy today.<br /><br /> I hope that we caught our radon issue quickly after the earthquake, and that it didn't simply creep up here over time, in advance of it. I am also concerned about this for my sons because my mother-in-law died of oat cell carcinoma of the lung at only 50, and so they may be genetically predisposed to lung cancer anyway. <br /> We can't avoid all risks, but we can manage them.<br /><br /> Best wishes to you, and thanks for your post !<br /> JaneofVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-75021351148244089022013-08-12T21:19:01.929-07:002013-08-12T21:19:01.929-07:00Jane,
I never really thought much about radon unt...Jane,<br /><br />I never really thought much about radon until we moved into my parents basement years ago. They had a basement apartment we rented while we were in the process of changing out jobs. After we moved out, we found out there was some radon in the basement. My parents had to have the basement fixed before selling their home. Experts came in and took care of the radon problem. I have fear exposure to this for 4 years will cause a problem to either myself or my family.Sandy Livesayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183449816586125720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-4967304902174263222013-08-12T15:13:57.416-07:002013-08-12T15:13:57.416-07:00My goodness ! The person who is certified to spea...My goodness ! The person who is certified to speak Korean for the military thinks I"M bright ? You are brilliant in so many ways, and so is Jam. There are so many different types of intelligences, and abilities. As I understand this, in order to have excessive radon levels, you need to have uranium below ground. New Jersey has huge amounts of uranium under ground, and because of Northern NJ's proximity to New York City, and Southern N.J's proximity to Philadelphia, there was a moratorium for mining it for many years. There are radon hotspots in many places, but not in every place. This is accurate information for Canada, who incidentally measures radon levels differently than we do, in becquerels per cubic metre.<br /><br /> http://www.anneontheweb.com/?p=109<br /><br /> Radon is not felt to afflict Cape Breton Island.<br /><br /> JaneofVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-81418374804988037212013-08-12T14:04:21.683-07:002013-08-12T14:04:21.683-07:00Jane - you are too smart for your own good and our...Jane - you are too smart for your own good and ours - bahahahah! but i am glad that you are as smart as you are and that you share such incredibly helpful information asking nothing in return - it speaks to your character which i personally know is beautiful! i am searching high and low about radon hotspots in cape breton - haven't found much of anything useful - but to be honest - there is not alot of information about cape breton in general. the mere fact that cape breton island IS the actual beginning of the appalachian mountain range worries me. i'll keep researching. you are so welcome for the good wishes - we have you and yours in our thoughts and prayers always. and yes - please post when you have your radon levels tested! thanks Jane!<br /><br />your friend,<br />kymberkymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-38377728922929381932013-08-12T13:10:47.289-07:002013-08-12T13:10:47.289-07:00Kymber,
One of my degrees is in Environmental ...Kymber,<br /> One of my degrees is in Environmental Studies and so this is something I am supposed to know about. There is a radon hotspot in, I believe, Lunenburg, NS. I am not aware of one on Cape Breton Island. If your neighbors haven't mentioned it, it may not be an issue in your area at all.<br /> Thanks for the good wishes. I will post the radon levels here when we have them.JaneofVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-27847758446790714442013-08-12T13:08:14.335-07:002013-08-12T13:08:14.335-07:00Again, older homes permit more air exchanges per h...Again, older homes permit more air exchanges per hour and are less likely to have higher radon levels. It might never have been a problem there. It isn't a problem everywhere.JaneofVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-25109084803510929912013-08-12T13:07:24.844-07:002013-08-12T13:07:24.844-07:00Some areas simply don't have the problem. Base...Some areas simply don't have the problem. Basements with a lot of cracks often have a lot of air circulating, and so the radon might come in, if you are an area that has it, and then it may well go right out again. The problem became a problem when in the 70s and 80s we are tightened up our houses and there were fewer air exchanges per hour. It might never have been a problem there.<br /> Our first home had a porous basement and although neighbors with new homes had radon levels of 50 picacuries plus, ours was 1.2 because it was 40 years old, and not terribly well insulated.JaneofVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-53782641136352159812013-08-12T09:52:48.607-07:002013-08-12T09:52:48.607-07:00Fear of radon used to keep me awake at night. SO ...Fear of radon used to keep me awake at night. SO did asbestos. I tore out all the asbestos in our basement. Yes. No breathing equipment. Just a knife, a spray bottle of water, and garbage bags. The old cellar was nothing but cracks. I knew to stop the radon would have been impossible.<br /><br />lotta joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12742978845913126675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-87626817970628137002013-08-12T09:48:11.424-07:002013-08-12T09:48:11.424-07:00I've never paid any attention to radon, guess ...I've never paid any attention to radon, guess there is no point in starting now.BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323188240580782454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-88133902700056217432013-08-12T08:04:48.599-07:002013-08-12T08:04:48.599-07:00wow! Jane - the stuff i learn here blows my mind! ...wow! Jane - the stuff i learn here blows my mind! thanks for taking the time to write all of the posts about radon and for explaining it. i really had no idea about this and will start researching! i hope when your levels are tested that they are under 2. let us know after the testing is done.<br /><br />your friend,<br />kymberkymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.com