Radon Hotlines and Information Resources

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Radon Hotlines (Toll-Free)

EPA supports the following hotlines to best serve consumers with radon-related questions and concerns.

• 1-800-SOSRADON (1-800-767-7236)* Purchase radon test kits by phone.
• 1-800-55RADON (557-2366)* Get live help for your radon questions.
• 1-800-644-6999* Radon Fit-It Hotline. For general information on fixing or reducing the radon level in your home.
  
• 1-800-426-4791 Safe Drinking Water Hotline. For general information on drinking water, radon in water, testing and treatment, and standards for radon drinking water. Operated under a contract with EPA
  
  * Operated by Kansas State University in partnership with EPA

  Kansas State University (KSU)
  Website: www.sosradon.org
  Phone: (785) 532-6026 / Fax: (785) 532-6952
  Email: Radon@ksu.edu

  As a partner in the Midwest Universities Radon Consortium, conducts National Radon Program Services, including the National Radon Poster Contest, National Radon Hotlines, and Referrals to State Radon Programs, Radon Test Kit Coupons, Radon Mitigation Promotion and other outreach activities.

Find a Radon Service Provider Near You

If you are interested in finding a qualified radon service professional to test or mitigate your home, or you need to purchase a radon measurement device, you should:

1. Contact your State Radon Contact at www.epa.gov/radon/whereyoulive.html to find out what are, or whether there are, requirements associated with providing radon measurement and or radon mitigations/reductions in your State. Some States maintain lists of contractors available in their state or they have proficiency programs or requirements of their own.
   
   
2. Contact one or both of the two privately-run national radon programs (listed here alphabetically) who are offering proficiency listing/accreditation/certification in radon testing and mitigation.  (Reference herein to any specific commercial products, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government.)
   

National Radon Proficiency Program (NRPP) Toll Free: (800) 269-4174 or (828) 890-4117 Fax: (828) 890-4161 Website: www.nrpp.info Email: angel@nrpp.info

National Radon Safety Board (NRSB) Website: www.nrsb.org Call: (866) 329-3474 Fax: (914) 345-1169 Email: info@NRSB.org

Radon Publications

Find a listing of Radon Publications and Resources at www.epa.gov/radon/pubs/index.html. You can order publications from EPA's National Service Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP):

National Service Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP)
Website: www.epa.gov/nscep
Phone:  1-800-490-9198 (M-F from 9am-5:30pm Eastern)
Fax:  (301) 604-3408
Email:  nscep@bps-lmit.com

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