- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- By the Governor of the State of Georgia, a proclamation.
- Title:
- A proclamation: Radon Action Month, Dec. 17, 2015
- Creator:
- Georgia. Governor
- Contributor to Resource:
- Deal, Nathan
- Publisher:
- [Atlanta, Georgia] : [Office of the Governor]
- Date of Original:
- 2015-12-17
- Subject:
- Georgia--Politics and government
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- proclamations
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Description based on: January 18, 2012 ; title from PDF caption (Georgia Government Publications database, viewed February 16, 2017).
Latest issue consulted: September 16, 2015 (Georgia Government Publications database, viewed February 16, 2017). - External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA G600 .S1 M4 2015/12-17
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bg600-b-ps1-bm4-b2015-s12-h17
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bg600-b-ps1-bm4-b2015-s12-h17
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
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BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA I' A PROCLAMATION
RADON ACTION MONTH
WHEREAS: .
Radon is a colorless, odorless, naturally occurring radio~ctive gas that threatens the health of all the citizens of Georgia; and
WHEREAS:
The U.S. Surgeon General has warned that radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States . It is the number one cause among non-smokers; and
WHEREAS:
One in 1 5 homes across the United States has an elevated radon level. Any home in Georgia may have an elevated level of radon,
even if other homes in the same neighborhood do not; and
WHEREAS:
Testing for radon is simple and inexpensive, and identified radon problems can be fixed; and
WHEREAS:
The University of Georgia's College of Family and Consumer Sciences, the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, and the U.S . Environmental Protection Agency are supporting efforts to encourage Georgians to test their homes for elevated levels of radon and to build new homes with radon-resistant materials and features; now
THEREFORE :
I, NATHAN DEAL, Governor of the State of Georgia, do hereby proclaim January 2016 as RADON ACTION MONTH in Georgia.
In witness thereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the Executive Department to be affixed this 17th day of December in the year of our Lord two thousand fifteen.
ATTEST
GOVERNOR
CH IEF OF ST AFF