Radon in the News

New RadonAway Mobile App for Customers

We are excited to provide RadonAway customers with a new and user-friendly Mobile App so you can get what you need quickly and easily, even from the field.  Download the App today at the Apple App store (iOS) or at Google Play (Android) and enjoy the convenience of placing orders, re-ordering with the "One Click Re-Order" tool, view invoices, track your shipments & much more! READ MORE

Spruce Environmental Technologies Inc., parent company of radon fans and radon mitigation systems, RadonAway, receives a 2021 Excellence in Manufacturing Award at Polar Park in Worcester Massachusetts.

On Tuesday 9/28/21, Spruce Environmental Technologies Inc., parent company of RadonAway, received a 2021 Excellence in Manufacturing Award at Polar Park in Worcester Massachusetts. The Excellence in Manufacturing Award recognizes Massachusetts companies who continually improve production efforts, are employee focused and prevailed throughout the global pandemic. A special thanks to Massachusetts State Rep, Linda Dean Campbell who nominated and supported Spruce for this prestigious award.  Watch News Video that summarizes the day's event. 

Pictured (left to right):
Mark Fearis- VP of Engineering, Dean Tognarelli - VP of Operations, Massachusetts State Representative Christina Minicucci, and Danielle Caldwell, Director of Human Resources at Spruce Environmental Technologies.

RadonAway's PA Shipping Location is moving in March 2021 to an expansive space in Harrisburg, PA.

Over the years, we have outgrown our facility's capacity in Lebanon, PA. To better serve you with the ample radon fans, and radon products and service you deserve, we are proud to announce our move to a NEW Harrisburg, PA location. 

Lung Cancer Advocate Rachael Drazan-Malmberg, the Minnesota Wild and Radon.com Unite for a Testing Campaign for National Radon Action Month

WARD HILL, MA, January 2020 - Air Chek, a Spruce Environmental Technologies radon testing laboratory, has announced an exciting and unique radon awareness and radon testing campaign beginning in January, National Radon Action Month, and continuing into early April. The campaign brings together the NHL’s Minnesota Wild; former USA Women’s Hockey player, lung cancer survivor, and radon awareness advocate Rachael Drazan-Malmberg; and Air Chek. ...Read More

Note: Read full article at radon.com

AccuStar and RadonAway Products Featured in Boston News Report

On February 14, 2013 the Boston ABC-TV affiliate, WCVB, telecast a news report on radon. The report, which was a result of the recent "Capital Steps to Radon Action" CanSAR event at the State House in Boston, gave state and national radon statistics and included interviews with Capital Steps organizer Margie Lynch and David Rossinow, a home inspector and event participant. (For more details on the Capital Steps event, see the previous News post by scrolling down on this page.)

During this news segment, Rossinow explained radon testing methods and demonstrated the use of a continuous radon monitor, using a RadStar RS800 for his demonstration; an AccuStar LS air test kit was among the short-term tests shown later in the report. Toward the end of the segment the focus turned to radon mitigation, with the camera showing a portion of an installed radon mitigation system, including a view of the system pipe, where a RadonAway Dynameter u-tube manometer was clearly visible.

Click here to view this WCVB video.

CanSAR "Capital Steps to Radon Action" Event - January 30, 2013

Three Spruce Staff Members Participate in CanSAR "Capital Steps to Radon Action" Event in Boston

Advocates in Massachusetts gathered at the State House steps in Boston on Wednesday, January 30, to help promote radon awareness and action. This was the first time that Massachusetts supporters joined with advocates in other states to participate in the annual "Capital Steps to Radon Action" event organized by Cancer Survivors Against Radon (CanSAR), www.cansar.org. State Representative Kate Hogan met with the group on the steps to discuss the need for legislative action against radon. Among the Massachusetts group were three Spruce staff members: Melanie Gray and Tina D’Intinosanto of AccuStar Labs in Medway and Pat Everett, Marketing Services Manager for all Spruce brands.

The Massachusetts event organizer was Margie Lynch, whose mother Jean was diagnosed with advanced lung cancer in 2010, dying eight months later. Jean Lynch's house in Stow was tested for radon after her death as part of the sales process. A measurement in the basement yielded results of 19.1 picoCuries/Liter, almost 5 times higher than EPA’s recommended Action level for radon. Lynch is committed to ensuring others don't suffer a similar fate. "My mother loved her home so much, so it’s especially sad to my family that a simple test might have saved her life. I think most people, like my mother, are unaware that they may be at risk just from going about their daily lives." Lynch and the other advocates will hand out information about radon and free test kits at the event. They also hope to elevate the issue of radon in the public policy dialog in Massachusetts, which currently has no radon regulations. By contrast, laws have just gone into effect requiring radon testing in day care centers in Illinois and in rental housing in Maine starting in 2014.

The event caught the interest of Boston’s ABC television affiliate, WCVB, which will air a news segment on radon testing and mitigation on February 14 and 15. One of the State House CanSAR advocates, David Rossinow of Highland Home Inspections, was interviewed for the show.

Rossen Reports: Is your child breathing radon gas at school?

February 29, 2012 | TODAY
Officials say it’s in thousands of classrooms, but many districts are doing nothing

Click here for full news story.

Click here to read Statements from EPA and Congress about Radon Report.

Dave Hill Radio Interview with Gary Sullivan

February 11, 2012 | garysullivanonline.com

Dave Hill, VP of Sales & Marketing at RadonAway was interviewed by Gary Sullivan during At Home With Gary Sullivan Radio Network's special broadcast from the International Builders' Show in Orlando Florida on February 11, 2012.

• Click here to listen to the audio recording of this intervew. (Dave Hill interview starts at 17 minutes into this video)

Radon: Iowa's stealthy killer

May 27, 2011 | Business Record
Iowa is a hotbed for elevated levels of radon, a naturally occurring, odorless, colorless, radioactive gas that seeps from the soil into the basements of homes

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Radon: Invisible Killer
May 27, 2011 | The Roanoke Times

Ginger Collins died of lung cancer in February. Her family believes the cause of Collins' disease can be attributed to exposure to radon gas which is both colorless, and odorless and is fairly common in Western Virginia.

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The #1 Cancer Risk at Home
February 10, 2011 | The Dr. Oz Show

One of the biggest risk factors for lung cancer is radon gas which is colorless, odorless and may be in your home. Find out about radon and what you can do to minimize... Part 1 | Part 2