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Michael Yang Show, City Mpls, with Alex Volmer, Health Inspector.
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Hi
everyone,
my
name,
is
Alex
Vollmer
with
the
Minneapolis
Health
Department
I'm
super
excited
to
be
here
today.
Thank
you
so
much
for
having
me
and
allowing
me
to
talk
about
this
very
important
topic
in
radon.
It
is
something
that
is
occurring
in
Minnesota
much
more
than
other
parts
of
the
country.
So
it's
a
really
important
topic,
and
so
I'm
really
happy
to
be
here
and
discussing
it
with
all
of
you.
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And
so
what
happens
is
radon
gas?
It's
it's
coming
from
the
Bedrock
it's
coming
from
the
soil
and
it
will
dissipate
and
accumulate
inside
of
our
homes
through
cracks
in
our
foundations,
the
homes
foundations,
and
when
you
have
a
increased
exposure
to
it,
it
can
cause
really
serious
health
problems
like
lung
cancer,.
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Thanks
Michael,
the
reason
why
Minneapolis
the
City
of
Minneapolis
is
concerned
about
radon
is
because
it
is
a
health
hazard
and
we
are.
We
are
very
concerned
about
the
well-being
and
the
safety
of
our
residents.
Here
we
want
to
make
sure
people
are
understand,
risks
of
living
in
Minneapolis
houses
and
have
the
resources
and
the
education
to
be
able
to
do
something
about
that.
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So
the
City
of
Minneapolis
wants
to
promote
this
education.
Another
thing
about
Minneapolis
housing
is
that
it's
often
older
builds.
You
know
we
have
100
year
old
houses
and
because
of
that
there's
more
cracks.
There's
more
openings
in
the
foundation.
We
have
underground
basements,
which
puts
us
closer
to
these
radon
gases
and
therefore
can
increase
our
exposure.
So
we
really
want
to
be
letting
people
know
that
there
is
this
Hazard,
but
then,
fortunately
there
is
something
that
you
can
do
about
it
too.
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Alex,
it
seems,
like
information,
have
indicated
that
testing
throughout
Minnesota
have
shown
that
40
percent
of
Home
in
Minnesota
have
very
high
levels
of
radon
gas,
and
if
that
means
in
simple
term
100
home
40
home
will
have
a
high
levels
of
radium.
Gas
in
the
home
am
I
correct
on
that
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foreign.
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Yeah
Michael,
that's
correct,
so
testing
that
has
already
been
done
has
shown
that
40
of
the
homes
in
Minnesota
have
high
levels
of
radon
gas.
This
is
actually
for
a
couple
of
reasons.
First,
is
that
the
soil
and
the
rocks
that
are
underneath
our
homes
in
Minnesota
have
are
composed
of
of
of
of
of
of
these
gases
that
that
allow
for
Radon
to
exist
so
Granite
Shale
Limestone.
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These
are
very
common
rocks
in
Minnesota
and
those
have
naturally
occurring
high
levels
of
uranium,
so
they
can
do
testing
inside
of
those
rocks
to
discover
this
uranium
gas
and
then
testing
in
Minnesota
homes
shows
that
it's
getting
into
the
houses.
The
second
reason
why
homes
in
Minnesota
have
high
levels
is
because
of
the
current
of
the
climate.
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We
live
in
a
cold
climate
for
half
of
the
year
and
during
those
times
we
have
our
houses
closed
up.
So
the
windows
are
all
shut
down,
the
doors
are
closed
up
and
we
spend
a
lot
of
time
indoors,
and
so,
when
we
are
spending
time
indoors
and
the
indoors
are
not
being
ventilated.
The
windows
are
closed.
Then
that
allows
the
gases
to
rise
into
the
house
and
accumulates,
and
then
we
spend
time
inside
and
we
have
more
exposure
to
those
gases.
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Thank
you
for
that
long
long.
Several
follow-up
questions
Alex.
What
are
the
risks
from
being
exposed
to
Raiden?
We
talked
about
people
spend
a
lot
of
time.
A
lot
of
our
families
are
in
the
basement
in
the
home
during
winter.
What
are
the
risks
of
for
that?
You
know
from
exposure
to
radon
I
thought
y'all.
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Yeah
Michael,
so
the
the
major
health
risk
associated
with
radon
is
lung
cancer.
Unfortunately,
so
that's
a
very
serious
thing
and
this
can
come
after
you
know
long
exposure,
two
high
levels
of
radon,
and
so
that's
that's
the
main
concern.
So
that's
really
what
we're
looking
for
some
of
the
intermediate
kind
of
conditions
that
might
might
get
you
thinking
about
this
is
how
do
I
use
my
house
do.
I
spend
time
in
the
basement.
Do
I
sleep
in
the
basement?
Do
I
work
in
the
basement?
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Yeah,
that's
a
great
question
Michael,
so
you
can
test
your
home
whenever
you
can
test
your
home
in
the
summer
or
the
fall
or
the
winter
or
the
spring.
We
do
recommend
testing.
We
do
a
lot
of
Outreach
during
these
winter
months
again,
because
the
houses
are
closed
up
and
because
people
are
spending
more
time
inside
the
house.
It
also
kind
of
creates
those
conditions
that
might
cause
radon
levels
to
be
higher
inside
the
house.
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So
if
you're
trying
to
see
if
there
is
high
levels
of
radon
now
would
be
a
really
good
time
to
test
there's
a
few
different
options
for
doing
the
testing.
There
is
they're
short-term
test
kits,
which
you
can
buy
yourself
and
perform
yourself.
You
can
get
them
at
online.
Retailers
like
Amazon
or
at
home
builder
stores
or
a
neighborhood
hardware,
store
they're
relatively
cheap,
less
than
fifteen
dollars,
and
they
come
with
Postage
and
Analysis
included.
You
can
also
hire
a
professional
radon
measurement
professionals
to
do
testing
as
well.
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Yeah,
so
Michael
I
would
say
that
the
the
first
thing
you
want
to
do
is,
if
you
think
you've
been
exposed,
is,
is
make
sure
to
get
that
test
done.
You
know
if
you
think,
you've
been
exposed
and,
and
you
do
a
test
and
find
that
you've
been
living
with
high
levels
of
radon.
That
could
be
a
good
indication.
The
next
thing
I
would
say
to
do
is
talk
with
your
doctor
about
it,
because
they
can
actually
do
screening
of
your
lungs
to
find
out
if
you've
been
exposed.
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You
mentioned
earlier
that
radons
are
present
in
in
you
know,
have
a
high
percentage
of
being
present
in
older
homes.
A
lot
of
these
homes
are
built
with
really
good.
You
know
sideways.
Some
have
sidewalk
around
it.
Where
have
solid
foundation
around
it.
How
does
Radon
get
into
a
home
and
and
and
affect
people
come
on?
You
know.
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Yeah,
that's
that's.
Those
are
really
good
questions
Michael,
so,
like
I
said
radon,
particularly
in
older
homes,
can
be
a
little
bit
more
vulnerable
to
experiencing
radon
just
because
they
weren't
this
wasn't
so
much
a
concern
when
the
houses
were
built.
You
know
in
Minneapolis
in
particular,
a
lot
of
our
houses
are
100
years
old,
and
so
the
construction
methods
were
a
little
bit
different
back
then
than
they
what
they
would
be
today.
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So
if
you
have
any
settling
in
the
foundation,
the
house
could
be
sitting
really
really
well
and
have
really
solid
bones,
but
even
some
small
cracks
in
the
foundation
could
allow
for
Radon
gas
to
seep
in
oftentimes.
If
you
have
a
sump
pump
because
you're
getting
water
in
your
basement,
that's
a
hole
in
the
ground
that
can
allow
radon
gas
to
come
in
where.
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Yeah,
it's
a
good
question.
Unfortunately,
the
information
about
where
testing
has
been
done
is
not
publicly
available.
So
you
can't
look
that
up
to
see
if
a
house
has
had
testing
done,
but
there
are
new
laws
in
Minnesota
that
were
put
into
place
a
couple
of
years
ago
that
do
require
disclosure
of
radon
test
results
if
you've
done
testing
on
your
house.
So
if
you're
buying
a
house
that
had
a
radon
test,
they
would
have
to
disclose
that
information.
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Also,
if
you
see
what
is
called
a
radon
mitigation
system
at
a
house,
that
is
a
good
indication
that
they
were
that
was
installed
because
there
was
high
levels
of
radon
there.
But
if
you
do
see
a
mitigation
system,
that's
actually
a
really
good
sign,
because
that
means
that
something
is
being
done
about
the
radon
levels.
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Yeah,
these
are
really
great
questions.
You
know
it's
it's.
You
don't
want
to
find
yourself
in
a
situation
where
you
don't
have
anywhere
to
turn
to
so.
Fortunately,
there
are
a
lot
of
resources
out
there
to
help
again
Minnesota
enacted
a
couple
of
laws
recently,
and
so
all
all
radon
testers
have
to
be
licensed
and
in
the
state
of
Minnesota
and
the
information
for
those
testers
are
available
on
the
Minnesota
Department
of
Health
websites.
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So
that's
a
really
good
resource,
they're
they're
licensed
they
have
gone
through
training,
so
they
can
talk
with
you
about
your
radon
levels
as
well
as
options
for
for
mitigating
and
reducing
those
levels.
If
you
live
in
Minneapolis,
you
can
always
call
3-1-1
to
connect
to
the
Minneapolis
Health
Department.
We
have
monk
speaking
staff
on
board
and
we
have
translators
available
to
help
communicate
any
questions
you
might
have
or
test
results
that
you
might
have
a
additionally.
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Yeah,
these
are
great
questions
Michael,
so
just
the
first
off
there
is,
like
I
said
we
have
Grant
programs
available
which
which
have
Awards
up
to
ten
thousand
dollars
to
do
repairs
inside
of
houses.
Radon
is
one
of
those
repairs.
We
also
can
look
at
other
issues
like
cold
heat,
pest
issues,
lead-based
paints
a
lot
of
other
healthy
homes,
hazards
that
we
might
that
we
might
find
as
far
as
radon.
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We
also
do
are
currently
for
listeners
of
this
program,
we're
also
giving
away
free
radon
test
kits.
So
if
you
call
3-1-1,
you
can
request
one
of
those.
If
you
live
in
Minneapolis,
that's
great.
Otherwise,
the
state
of
Minnesota
also
has
discounted
test
kits.
You
can
get
one
from
their
site
at
mn.radon.com
for
only
12.95.
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If
you
have
moved
into
a
house
that
has
a
radon
mitigation
system,
you
can
actually
call
the
Minnesota
Department
of
Health
and
they
will
come
out
and
do
a
free
inspection
of
the
system
to
make
sure
that
it's
working
and
and
like
I
said
we
have
our
grant
programs.
We
have
a
few
others
that
we
can
connect
you
with
through
our
program
through
the
states
as
well
as
Community
Partners,
and
so,
if
you
call
311,
we
would
be
able
to
help
and
kind
of
talk
through
those
options.
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Alex,
thank
you
so
much
for
coming
on
radio
and
share
this
very
important
information
with
our
community
and
our
listeners.
This
is
for
for
even
for
me,
this
is
a
lot
of
brand
new
informations
and
I.
Just
got
a
text
from
a
friend
of
mine,
saying
that
he's
now
is
gonna
find
ways
to
test
his
home
and
so
greatly
appreciate
the
information
you're
sharing
timely
as
well,
because
the
weather
and
people
staying
inside-
and
you
know
the
weather
indicated
that
this
evening
tomorrow
is
going
to
be
super
cold.
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So
again,
thank
you
so
much
for
coming
on
among
radio
and
thank
you
to
the
work
that
you
and
your
departments
are
doing,
and
we
greatly
appreciate
the
information
you
share
and
and
Scott
for
coming
and
been.
You
know
a
good
listener
as
well
looking
forward
to
continue
working
with
you
on
this
and
you
know,
enjoy
the
rest
of
the
day.
It's
beautiful
outside
it's
sunny,
but
it's
going
to
be
super
cold
this
evening
and
tomorrow.
So
thank
you
again
so
much
for
coming
in.
Thank
you,
Scott.
Thank
you
to.