2—The Daily Collegian Wednesday, April 15, 1987•
Casey ups
funds may
By LORI MILLER
Collegian Staff Writer
Gov. Robert P. Casey is waging a
war against radon with more environ
mental funding. However, the money
may not be enough to solve the prob
lem, which affects most of the east
ern United States.
Radon has been determined to be
the cause of 20,000 lung cancer deaths
a year, according to Environmental
Protection Agency reports.
Radon, the result of the natural
radioactive decay of uranium in soil,
becomes hazardous when its decay
products, called "daughters," enter
basements, storage areas or water
and sewer lines. ~
"Daughters" stick to dust particles
that, when inhaled, cling to lung
linings and can cause damage.
Lengthy inhalation of "daughters"
can lead to lung cancer.
Casey has proposed a $197 million
allotment for the Department of En
vironmental Resources, compared
with the $156 million allotted for the
current fiscal year, said John Taylor,
the governor's deputy press secre
tary. About $1.4 million would be for
radon testing, compared with the
current $1.36 million, he said.
Although the EPA considers radon
a major problem, two University
experts say the gas is not a big
problem in the State College area.
"Compared to the people of the
Reading Prong, we're better off,"
said William B. White, professor of
geochemistry. "In eastern Pennsyl
vania, the rocks are mostly granite,
which contains a fairly substantial
amount of radon."
The Reading Prong is a uranium
rich vein of granite that extends from
Reading to Peekskill, N.Y.
University health physiCist Rodger
Granlund said although State College
was not in the Reading Prong, some
police log
Unknown persons caused $3OO
damage to the hood of a car owned by
Steven Frank, 3505 Plaza Drive,
while it was parked near his resi
dence Monday, the State College Bu
reau of Police Services said.
• A coat, with glasses, keys, a
scarf and gloves, worth $257 total,
were reported Monday to have been
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scattered residential areas in the
'borough have elevated radon levels.
Granlund said about 100 University
buildings, including some residence
halls, were tested for radon during
the past two winters. About 100 build-,
ings on the Commonwealth campuses
were also tested, he said.
University Park had only a few
places with an average radon concen
tration of two picocuries per liter
slightly less than the amount of radia
tion received Irom about 200 chest X
rays per year, he said. Radon gas was
found primarily in unoccupied places
such as basements, storage areas and
tunnels, he said.
Although all soil gases have a rela
tively high level of radon, more dan
gerous levels develop when the gases
find a place to get into the structure
and are trapped, undiluted or not
ventilated, he said.
Overall, 'Granlund said, University .
Park has had very few problems with
radon gas. About eight out of 100
buildings on campus, however,
should be re-tested, he said.
Five buildings have been re-tested
at the Commonwealth campuses, he
said.
When the radon detection groups go
back to re-test, they will find out
whether the problem is in occupied
areas, he said.
Jeff Bridi of the State College
Health Department said no recent
radon testing has been conducted. "If
there were to be any more testing,
(the state Department of Environ
mental Resources) would handle it,"
he said.
The DER recently distributed an
advisory officially suggesting that
residents in 35 counties test for radon,
he said.
For Centre County, the DER has
recommended that local - residents
conduct tests, not because there are
problem levels, but because enough
fraternity, 429 E. Hamilton Ave., by troom in Chambers Building by Tika
Jocelyn Aqua, 133 Simmons, State Johnson, 616 E. College Ave., Univer-
College police said. sity Police Services said.
• A $5O camera was reported miss
ing from a taxicab Monday, by Rona • A $4O bike was reported missing
Greenberg, 216 Haller, State College Monday from the north side of Porter
police said. Hall by Craig L. Haskins, 404 Porter,
University police said.
• A $5O ring was reported missing
Monday from a ground floor res-
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data indicate that residents should
test their homes, he said. Findings
from people who have tested their
homes for radon make up these data.
Problems with radon gas are
unique to each region because moN,
than one factor contributes to thenk
he said. Types of geology, building
construction and ventilation systems
are some of the factors involved.
A combination of all three factors
makes it difficult to pinpoint a specif
ic factor that would make one area at
greater risk than another, he said.
"It's hard to pin down the exact
source of the problem. The high lev
els of radon are sporadic and isolat-.
ed," he said. However, he added,
better insulated houses are at greater
risk that bigger buildings because
they can trap the gas more easily.
Recently, the EPA estimated that 8
million homes in the United States
are directly affected by radon. Radon
has been detected in 30 states, and
chances are that all 50 states may be
affected, according to Newsweek
magazine.
New Jersey has initiated several
steps to reduce radon, but more fund
ing is needed to accomplish its goal,
said Elaine Makatura from that
state's Department of Environmental
Protection.
In January 1986, $3.2 million was
apportioned to the New Jersey De
partment of Health, DEP and the
Department of Community Affairs to
solve the radon problem, she said.
With the funds received, "DEP
implemented a toll-free number for
homeowners to talk to me or a radia
tion physicist," Makatura said.
DEP has sent informational pack
ages containing brochures to home-1
owners and provided public
announcements of television and ra
dio, she said, adding that 6,000 homes
have been mapped and tested.
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