The Department’s Bureau of Environmental Radiation-Radon Program will sponsor a radon poster contest in partnership with the National Safety Council and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The goals are to raise awareness about the harmful effects of elevated levels of indoor radon gas and to increase the number of homes tested for radon.

The judging panel must receive the poster, artwork submission and release form by mid-October. Applicants should submit posters to the Radon Section at the following address where the posters will be judged and the selected state winners will be entered into the national contest:

• Select prizes will be given to the first, second, and third place winners, as well as to the club, organization, or school with the most posters submitted.



• New Jersey winners will be entered into the national contest. The national winner, a parent, and teacher (or sponsoring organization’s representative) will win an all-expenses paid trip to Washington D.C. culminating with the unveiling of the poster at an awards ceremony. The national winning poster will also be reproduced for national distribution.



• Deadline for entries is October 15, 2009.


• For further information about the contest and to obtain a brochure, please visit www.nsc.org/resources/issues/radon/index.aspx or contact the person listed below.

Target Audience(s)
New Jersey children ages 9-14 who are enrolled in a public, private, territorial, tribal, DoD or home school, or through a sponsoring club, such as an art, computer or science club; scouting organization, or 4-H club.

Additional Information
NJDEP Bureau of Environmental Radiation
Linda Jordan, Outreach Coordinator
NJDEP-DESH-Radon Program
P.O. Box 415
Trenton, NJ 08625-0415
(609) 984-5434, (800) 648-0394, or fax (609) 984-5595

National Safety Council Contest Page