Development of an Ohio Radon Web Site

The Ohio Radon Information System (ORIS) internet site at http://www.uioledo.edu/-aprs/oris/ is one of the most comprehensive sites on indoor radon available on the World Wide Web. It was developed by the authors under a research grart from the Ohio Department of Health and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. It is estimated that from 700 to 1300 people die annually in Ohio from radoninduced lung cancer, and so the purpose of the site is to create awareness among Ohio's citizens of the radon problem and, by also providing information on methods of indoor radon reduction, to minimize the threat to their health. The site is divided into the following nine sections: Information on Radon. Preventative Measures, Testing Procedures, Health Risks, Radon Concentrations Across Ohio, Lists of Radon Professionals, Other Sources of Information, Geology of Radon, and F.A.Q. (Frequently Asked Questions). The main strength of the site is the availability to users of large, interactive databases on Ohio's indoor radon levels and geology. Information from these databases is available for every county and most zip code areas within the state. The authors have used advanced software tools, such as JAVA applets and CGI scripting, for displaying information and making the web site interactive. 1999 International Radon Symposium 6.0