Mission
To protect Rhode Islanders from lung cancer due to radon exposure by ensuring that no homes, schools, or other high priority buildings have unacceptable radon levels.
What we do
- Implement and enforce the mandatory radon testing and mitigation requirements for high priority buildings (schools, childcare facilities, and public buildings).
- Certify and control quality of the licensed radon professional infrastructure.
- Promote radon testing and mitigation in residential properties through education and outreach campaigns.
- Promote radon resistant new construction in homes, schools, and public buildings.
- Manage and maintain a comprehensive radon database of high priority building and residential test results.
- Collaborate with, and support, the US Environmental Protection Agency's Protecting People and Families from Radon Initiative.