AirChek

Using geoinformatics to examine residential radon vulnerability.(Report)
Southeastern Geographer; 5/1/2008; 5151 words; ...together constitute approximately seventy percent of the natural terrestrial sources of radiation to which humans are exposed (Airchek, 2006). Radon gas is an intermediate product produced from the radioactive breakdown of radioactive solids prior to becoming...

Out of sight, out of mind Colorado's radon levels are among nation's highest, but little has been done to protect you from the invisible gas linked to cancer
The Gazette; 8/27/2006; 2043 words; ...code analysis provided to The Gazette by AirChek, a North Carolina radon test kit manufacturer...on nearly 37,000 tests in Colorado. AirChek's data show even higher average readings...UCCS lab for the most part mirrored the AirChek data. Radon is among several "environmental...

Mitigating a radon problem can be difficult, expensive
The Gazette; 8/27/2006; 903 words; ...reduction in homes, go to www.epa.gov/radon/pubs/ consguid.html Short-term radon test kits are available from AirChek, a North Carolina company, at www.radon.com for $9.95 (800-247-2435), or at the radon measurements lab in the...

Environmental exposure of a community to airborne trichloroethylene.(Author abstract)(Report)
Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health; 11/1/2005; 3160 words; ...air samples, we deployed air pumps for 8 hours and trapped TCE on charcoal tubes. For outdoor air samples, we used an SKC Airchek Model 224-PCXR8 (SKC, Inc., Eighty Four, PA) low-flow air pump (250 ml/min) with an SKC 200/400 mg Anasorb...

Simple Kits Can Help Keep Home Environment Safe
Chicago Sun-Times; 10/30/1992; 548 words; ...below. Many of these products are available at hardware stores, home centers and general-interest mail-order catalogs. AirChek, Box 2000, Arden, N.C. 28704. (800) 257-2366. Tests for radon, formaldehyde, carbon monoxide, lead in water...