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Anoka‑Hennepin reports 0 elevated radon results in latest five‑year testing cycle
Summary
Chief operations officer Greg Cole told the school board the district tests a sample of buildings annually on a five‑year rotation. In the most recent cycle 992 detectors across eight facilities were analyzed and none exceeded the EPA action level, Cole said.
Greg Cole, the district’s chief operations officer, briefed the Anoka‑Hennepin School Board on the district’s annual radon testing program on July 14.
Cole said the district voluntarily tests a sample of school buildings so that each building is tested at least once every five years. He described radon as “a naturally occurring radioactive gas” that is colorless and odorless and said testing is the only way to detect elevated levels.
During the most recent cycle the district analyzed 992 detectors across eight district facilities — Champlin Park High School; Jackson Middle School; Champlin Brooklyn Park Academy; Oxbow; Evergreen and Monroe elementary schools; 2 Rivers; and Riverview Early Childhood Center — and “none received levels greater than the EPA . . . action level,” Cole said. He added that testing is recommended but not required by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Minnesota Department of Health, and that the district will continue its five‑year rotation and report findings annually.
Board members asked a handful of technical questions (one board member noted the unit of measure, picocuries per liter). No further action was taken.
