Radon Awareness Online Program

Cook Library & GMCG host online radon awareness program

How much radon is safe for your family to breathe? Did you know that radon, a colorless and odorless radioactive gas, could be lurking in your home? On Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 6:30pm Cook Memorial Library and Green Mountain Conservation Group (GMCG) will host a Radon Awareness program on Zoom with the founder of RadonLibrary.com, Tom Jarvela.

For the first five years of his children’s lives, presenter Tom Jarvela was unaware that they were exposed to dangerously high levels of radon. Radon is a health hazard that increases the risk of lung cancer with long-term exposure. Nationally, about 1 in 15 homes has elevated radon levels. In New Hampshire, the situation is even more concerning, with approximately 3 in 10 homes affected¹.

The only way to ensure your home’s air quality is safe is to test for radon. Join us for an informative Zoom session where we’ll discuss radon, its risks, how you can take action to protect your family and test your home for FREE.

Since 2023, GMCG has collaborated with eight local libraries, The Tamworth Foundation and a generous donor to bring free radon testing kits to libraries so patrons to test their homes for radon. To learn more and find a participating library near you, visit radonlibrary.com. To register for this program, visit: bit.ly/cml-radon.

¹ Lung Cancer in New Hampshire

Presenter Bio:

Tom Jarvela is a New Hampshire native who currently lives in Stratham with his wife and two young children. An outdoor enthusiast, you’ll often find him running and biking on the trails in the seacoast. He spent years promoting sustainable commuting in the greater seacoast region as  a member of the Commute Smart Seacoast advisory board.

In 2021, his family discovered that their home in Stratham had very elevated levels of radon. Having remediated their own radon issues he founded radonlibrary.com, an organization dedicated to working collaboratively with libraries to promote radon awareness in the granite state.

Map: Data source: https://www.dhhs.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt476/files/documents2/radon-data-brief-final.pdf