Dangerous levels of Radon found in 28 MCPS schools.

[Anonymous]

This is a huge deal. They absolutely need to remediate ASAP.

[Anonymous]

I'm not able to see the list after page 3. I also happen to teach at a school (and have for many years) that would be further down the list. Can someone who is able to access the full list cut and paste or something? Tia!!

[Anonymous]

You have to download the scribd app. But if you tell me what school I will look it up for you.

[Anonymous]

Not the teacher pp from above but I am having the same problem. My kids are at Rosemary Hills. Thanks to anyone who can post the on for that school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not the teacher pp from above but I am having the same problem. My kids are at Rosemary Hills. Thanks to anyone who can post the on for that school.

Rosemary Hills is one of the lowest. You're worry free. Sadly, our school exceeds.

[Anonymous]

Is Flora singer on the list?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is Flora singer on the list?

Flora Singer is not on the list. Since the building is new, perhaps they tested as part of the original building inspection.

[Anonymous]

Is Woodlin on the list? Or Sligo MS?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

No one is saying to have teachers in these rooms year after year, because MCPS is testing and remediating. If they didn't bother to test or treat, that would be a problem.

tests are years old
no redmediating


I talked to the director of building services last week after this report showed up (before it hit the news) and got the specific report for our school Fallsmead ES. Half of the classrooms were 4.0 or above. The test was performed in 2012 people! THis is what the news story missed! Done in 2012 and they did NOTHING! Their protocol per the director was to retest as he saw no issues with levels between 4-6 even though the EPA recommends remediation for levels over 4 and to consider remediation for levels 2-4. He was looking for records of retesting at Fallsmead ES and found none. I asked him how the protocol was formulated outside of EPA recommendations, why retesting and/or remediation was never done, to which I got no answers. Also, why was no public notification done as I would have liked to choose to keep my son out of school. I have the classroom by classroom report ofr our school and my son spent his first grade in the room with the highest level in the school. We are not happy with this and someone should lose their job as it was either covered up purposefully or neglected to to incompetence. Not sure which is worse!. Parents pressured them into retesting TODAY.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is Woodlin on the list? Or Sligo MS?

Woodlin ES: 0.5-3.8, Below radon limit
Sligo MS: 0.5-3.0, Below radon limit

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I talked to the director of building services last week after this report showed up (before it hit the news) and got the specific report for our school Fallsmead ES. Half of the classrooms were 4.0 or above. The test was performed in 2012 people! THis is what the news story missed! Done in 2012 and they did NOTHING! Their protocol per the director was to retest as he saw no issues with levels between 4-6 even though the EPA recommends remediation for levels over 4 and to consider remediation for levels 2-4. He was looking for records of retesting at Fallsmead ES and found none. I asked him how the protocol was formulated outside of EPA recommendations, why retesting and/or remediation was never done, to which I got no answers. Also, why was no public notification done as I would have liked to choose to keep my son out of school. I have the classroom by classroom report ofr our school and my son spent his first grade in the room with the highest level in the school. We are not happy with this and someone should lose their job as it was either covered up purposefully or neglected to to incompetence. Not sure which is worse!. Parents pressured them into retesting TODAY.

If 1,000 people who never smoked were exposed to 8 pCi/L of radon over a lifetime, about 15 people could get lung cancer.

http://www2.epa.gov/radon/health-risk-radon

You'd keep your son out of school for that?

(At a lifetime exposure of 4 pCi/L of radon for non-smokers, about 7 out of 1,000 people could get lung cancer.)

[Anonymous]

7/1000 vs 0/1000! Yes I would, especially when remediation is easy and not that costly. Worse is that they IGNORED and did not disclose the issue so long term exposure was guaranteed. This is just another environmental hazard. They are additive and when you throw in cell/wifi, pesticides/GMOs, flouride, chlorine, etc. etc. etc...javascript:void(0);

[Anonymous]

The risk is not ever 0 out of 1,000. And I don't know what you're basing your statement on about remediation being easy and not that costly (which means what, exactly?) But ok, if you want to keep your son out of school for that, then you should certainly do so.

http://www2.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-05/documents/consguid.pdf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I talked to the director of building services last week after this report showed up (before it hit the news) and got the specific report for our school Fallsmead ES. Half of the classrooms were 4.0 or above. The test was performed in 2012 people! THis is what the news story missed! Done in 2012 and they did NOTHING! Their protocol per the director was to retest as he saw no issues with levels between 4-6 even though the EPA recommends remediation for levels over 4 and to consider remediation for levels 2-4. He was looking for records of retesting at Fallsmead ES and found none. I asked him how the protocol was formulated outside of EPA recommendations, why retesting and/or remediation was never done, to which I got no answers. Also, why was no public notification done as I would have liked to choose to keep my son out of school. I have the classroom by classroom report ofr our school and my son spent his first grade in the room with the highest level in the school. We are not happy with this and someone should lose their job as it was either covered up purposefully or neglected to to incompetence. Not sure which is worse!. Parents pressured them into retesting TODAY.

If 1,000 people who never smoked were exposed to 8 pCi/L of radon over a lifetime, about 15 people could get lung cancer.

http://www2.epa.gov/radon/health-risk-radon

You'd keep your son out of school for that?

(At a lifetime exposure of 4 pCi/L of radon for non-smokers, about 7 out of 1,000 people could get lung cancer.)

a 1.5% increase in cancer rate is huge. Especially for something that is COMPLETELY avoidable. Remediating for radon is not that hard. It's a freaking pipe and a fan.
PP above, what's the contact info for the building services person you contacted?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:7/1000 vs 0/1000! Yes I would, especially when remediation is easy and not that costly. Worse is that they IGNORED and did not disclose the issue so long term exposure was guaranteed. This is just another environmental hazard. They are additive and when you throw in cell/wifi, pesticides/GMOs, flouride, chlorine, etc. etc. etc...javascript:void(0);

This is hysteria. Fluoride and chlorine and GMOs? Get off the internet; it's making you a hypochondriac. And stop reading Dr. Mercola. He's a quack.