I want to express my appreciation to all the speakers:
Rachael and her daughter Harper gave us a truly compelling picture.
Dan Tranter made an effective presentation for Minnesota Department of Health confirming the radon risk.
And Prof. Bill Angell's contribution was extremely powerful as well.
All of this and the work of A. J. Lagoe and his colleagues made this what I believe is an excellent piece of investigative journalism.
The KARE 11 report has stimulated a number of additional stories on radon in schools - - - the most recent was an August 8 story from a Tampa television station. There are more television news reports to come. There is a brief story in the most recent Radon Reporter on the television news reports on radon in schools. There is also a Sunday CE class at the Symposium on the new school and large building radon mitigation standard.
Second, every radon professional can encourage their local media to do similar stories by pointing news directors to the KARE and the WTSP and similar stories. When you do so, it is critical to emphasize that it is important recommend radon testing of every home in the community including those of students and school staff.