Office of radiation and indoor air: Program description
The goal of the Environmental Protection Agency`s (EPA) Office of Radiation and Indoor Air is to protect the public and the environment from exposures to radiation and indoor air pollutants. The Office develops protection criteria, standards, and policies and works with other programs within EPA and other agencies to control radiation and indoor air pollution exposures; provides technical assistance to states through EPA`s regional offices and other agencies having radiation and indoor air protection programs; directs an environmental radiation monitoring program; responds to radiological emergencies; and evaluates and assesses the overall risk and impact of radiation and indoor air pollution. The Office is EPA`s lead office for intra- and interagency activities coordinated through the Committee for Indoor Air Quality. It coordinates with and assists the Office of Enforcement in enforcement activities where EPA has jurisdiction. The Office disseminates information and works with state and local governments, industry and professional groups, and citizens to promote actions to reduce exposures to harmful levels of radiation and indoor air pollutants.
- Research Organization:
- Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 10115876
- Report Number(s):
- EPA--402-K-93-002; ON: TI95005387
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
Indoor Air Quality Act of 1988: report to accompany S. 1629. US Senate, One Hundredth Congress, Second Session, August 2, 1988, Report No. 100-442
H. R. 5202: a bill to address the problem of human exposure to radon through indoor accumulation. Introduced in the House of Representatives, Ninety-Ninth Congress, Second Session, July 17, 1986
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