Mortgage Insurance Program to Reduce the Risk of Lung Cancer in People. The program allows home buyers to finance the purchase and repair or improvement of a home using a single mortgage loan. EPA's Indoor Environments Division. The Checklist promotes radon awareness, testing and mitigation with people who are having their home, or prospective home, inspected. With just seven inspection elements, the Checklist takes under 15 minutes to complete.
Inspectors can easily integrate it into a general home inspection.
The inspection results indicate whether the home has a mitigation system, and if so, whether the system is active or passive. The Checklist was constructed using several sources, including EPA technical radon mitigation and radon-resistant documents, and radon inspection checklists used by state radon programs, e.g., Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Iowa. It was also field tested by ASHI and reviewed by the state radon programs. The Checklist includes information on radon risks, the NAS radon report, ASHI and EPA web sites, the IAQ Clearinghouse and more. The Checklist also encourages consumers who have questions to contact their state radon office .