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152 Appendix E Three elements must be present for radon to be a problem: a radon source, a pathway that allows radon to enter the building, and a driving force that causes the radon to flow through the pathway and into the building. Preventing radon from entering the building is always desirable compared with mitigation after radon has entered. The reduction of pathways and driving forces are therefore usually the focus of attention during diagnostic and remediation efforts. Due to the diversity and complexity of large buildings, and because the research and development of appropriate radon remediation technologies for these struc- tures are in the early phases, generalized building diagnostic and remediation meth- odologies are not yet available. For assis- tance, please contact the appropriate orga- nizations on the following list or a profes- sional engineering firm or mitigation com- pany with experience in this matter. WHERE TO GO FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Western Regional Radon Training Center Guggenheim Hall Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523 1-800-462-7459/303-491-7742 Southern Regional Radon Training Center Auburn University Housing Research Center Harbert Engineering Center Auburn University, AL 36849-5337 205-844-6261 EPA Regional Offices If you want additional information from EPA regarding radon, start with the EPA Regional Offices. Telephone numbers for radon information contacts are given in the list of EPA Regional Offices in Appendix G of this publication. EPA Radon Division If information is unavailable from the above sources, please contact the EPA Radon Division at: Radon Division (ANR-464) U.S. EPA 401 M Street, SW Washington, DC 20460 202-260-9605 State Radon Offices There are several ways to get the name of a contact person in your State radon office or information about that office. You can call the radon contact in the EPA Regional Office for your state or you can order the Directory of State Indoor Air Contacts from the EPA Public Information Center. (See list of IAQ and radon contacts and list of EPA publications in Appendix G.) Regional Radon Training Centers As part of its effort to develop State and private sector capabilities for radon reduc- tion, the EPA has coordinated the forma- tion of four Regional Radon Training Centers (RRTCs). The RRTCs provide a range of radon training and proficiency examination courses to the public for a fee. Eastern Regional Radon Training Center Rutgers, The State University Livingston Campus, Building 4087 New Brunswick, NJ 08903-0231 908-932-2582 Mid-West Universities Radon Consortium University of Minnesota 1985 Buford Avenue (240) St. Paul, MN 55108-6136 612-624-8747