ProTen MD Meets With World Health Organisation Chair to Discuss Radon Gas Mitigation

July 9, 2009 - PRLog -- Martin Freeman, Managing Director of ProTen Services Ltd recently met with the Chair of a World Health Organisation Working Group developing international policies on radon gas.

Professor William J Angell is chairing the WHO Radon Prevention and Mitigation Working Group, and is responsible for developing guidance for policies and programmes in nearly 200 member states.

Prof. Angell, who is also a Professor at the University of Minnesota and President of the American Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists, flew into London to attend The Radon Council’s Annual General Meeting. During the meeting, which was held at the Royal Society for Public Health’s headquarters, Prof. Angell joined the Board of The Radon Council.

A new practical guidance document on radon mitigation and protection was also approved by members at the meeting. A Radon Council Working Group chaired by Martin Freeman spent several months compiling the document, which gives designers, specifiers and members of the public updated and accurate guidance on the most effective methods for reducing radon gas levels in properties.

Mr Freeman commented, “Professor Angell is at the forefront of the international initiative to eliminate the thousands of avoidable lung cancer deaths from radon exposure each year, and it was a great privilege to meet with him. We discussed the Council’s new guidance document, and some of ProTen’s own innovations, and I look forward to maintaining an active working relationship with him.”

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Formerly known as Protim Services, ProTen Services Ltd offers a wide range of property preservation and environmental services including damp proofing, timber treatment, basement waterproofing, radon testing & remediation and structural wall stabilisation