The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has adopted radon testing guidelines for public schools described in:

• School Radon Testing Law Struck Down: Summary
• School Radon Testing Program: Summary of Testing Requirements; REVISED 8/2/06 (HTML) or (PDF)*
• School Radon Testing Program: Questions and Answers; REVISED 10/12/04 (HTML) or (PDF)*

The DEP and the Department of Education (DOE) jointly developed information about school testing and its requirements for school administrators, teachers, and parents which is provided in the following documents. For a list of the latest updates of all school-related documents, to ensure that you have the latest versions, check the following:

School Administrators

• Testing Procedures
• Parent Notification (MSWord)* or (pdf)* formats.
• Interpretation of Radon Testing Results (this must be posted along with test results) (PDF)

Parents

• Radon in Schools: Fact Sheet for Parents (PDF)

Teachers and Other School Personnel

• Fact Sheet for School Staff (PDF)
• Radon-Related Resources for Teachers (PDF)
• Radon Alert Lesson Plans

The DEP worked collaboratively with several other agencies involved in school construction and administration to develop the administrative guidelines for schools and contractors outlined in:

• Summary of Contractual, Bidding and Funding Arrangements (PDF)

Lists of certified testing and mitigation businesses, indicating which are certified to conduct work in schools, are available at:

• Certified Radon Testing Businesses in New Jersey
• Certified Radon Mitigation Businesses in New Jersey

Information for school officials wishing to conduct their own testing is summarized in:

• Overview of School Official Exemption Program
• Exemption Requirements and Conditions
• List of Course Providers

*If you do not have MSWord, files available on this site can be viewed using the FREE OpenOffice office suite. Clicking on the link above or the OpenOffice.org 1.1 icon below will take you to the OpenOffice.org web site where you can download the appropriate office suite for your computer. This program may be freely distributed.

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If you have specific questions not addressed in this website, please contact the DEP Radon Section at (800) 648-0394.

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