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New State Law Requires Radon Testing in Day Care Centers
The Health Department’s Community Health Improvement Plan targets chronic diseases such as cancer. The department recommends that all homes in Kane County be tested for radon.
As part of National Radon Action Month during January, the Kane County Health Department wants parents of children in day care to know they will be better informed about levels of radon in their child’s facility under a new state law that took effect Jan. 1, 2013. Licensed day care centers and day care homes in Illinois are now required to test for the radioactive gas. Beginning Jan. 1, 2014, day care centers will need to show proof the facility has been tested for radon within the last three years as part of the initial application or license renewal process. Radon is a colorless, odorless, tasteless radioactive gas that comes from the radioactive decay of naturally occurring uranium in the soil. Radon is the second-leading cause of lung…
Martha Hanna
7:20 am on Thursday, February 7, 2013
Another government intrusion into our lives...why isn't the right complaining about this? more ›