{"id":375,"date":"2019-05-01T01:58:22","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T20:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/home.lps.org\/operations\/?page_id=375"},"modified":"2021-01-19T20:09:17","modified_gmt":"2021-01-19T15:09:17","slug":"radon","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/operations\/radon\/","title":{"rendered":"Radon Testing at Lincoln Public Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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LPS Radon Testing and Mitigation Efforts<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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LPS manages the air quality in our schools through the heating, fresh air ventilation, and air conditioning systems (HVAC).\u00a0 The HVAC systems manage several factors; for example, air temperature, fresh air volume, and carbon dioxide levels.\u00a0 LPS has completed numerous indoor air quality projects in our older schools and applies best practices in the construction of our new schools.\u00a0 A well-functioning HVAC system mitigates the presence of radon gas in our schools.\u00a0 One element of our fresh air analysis is radon testing.\u00a0 LPS tests a number of schools each year.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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If radon testing within schools indicates levels at or in excess of 4 pCi\/L, the following mitigation efforts are taken<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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  • Review applicable and current drawings, specifications, photos, and other information regarding the existing building.<\/li>
  • Identify design information for the following:
    • Foundations, footings, tunnels, crawl spaces, drainage systems, and utilities.<\/li>
    • HVAC systems, locations, and operational schedules.<\/li>
    • All other relevant building systems, including but not limited to, fire protection, HVAC, electrical service, plumbing, or other potential pollutants.<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
    • Review floor plan diagrams with referenced design information noting suspected or confirmed significant soil, air entry points, or potential locations for such contamination.<\/li>
    • Conduct a visual inspection to help identify any specific building characteristics, hazards, and configurations that may affect the design, installation, and effectiveness of existing systems.<\/li>
    • Take investigative or mitigation actions as necessary to bring facility in accordance with design standards.<\/li>
    • Our team seeks to solve the condition within the building that is allowing radon gas into the building or is not sufficiently ventilating the building to control the radon levels.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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      Here you will find a listing of the year radon testing occurred in each school.\u00a0 In every circumstance of a reading at or above 4.0 pCi\/L our team seeks to find the cause and makes necessary modifications.\u00a0 Our team continues with mitigation efforts until retesting confirms the radon levels are below 4.0 pCi\/L.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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      Elementary Schools<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      School<\/th>Latest Test<\/th>Proposed Test<\/th><\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
      Adams<\/td>November 2024<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Arnold<\/td>September 2021<\/td>Fall\/Winter 2025<\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Beattie<\/td>March 2024<\/td>Winter\/Spring 2026<\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Belmont<\/td>November 2024<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Brownell<\/td>September 2021<\/td>Winter\/Spring 2026<\/td> <\/tr>\n
      BSP\/Sherill<\/td>March 2024<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Campbell<\/td>November 2024<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Calvert<\/td>November 2023<\/td>Fall\/Winter 2025<\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Cavett<\/td>October 2024<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Clinton<\/td>March 2024<\/td>Winter\/Spring 2026<\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Eastridge<\/td>January 2024<\/td>Fall\/Winter 2025<\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Elliott<\/td>January 2024<\/td>Fall\/Winter 2025<\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Everett<\/td>October 2024<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Fredstrom<\/td>September 2022<\/td>Fall\/Winter 2025<\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Hartley<\/td>March 2023<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Hill<\/td>November 2023<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Holmes<\/td>October 2023<\/td>Winter\/Spring 2026<\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Humann<\/td>December 2022<\/td>Fall\/Winter 2025<\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Huntington<\/td>January 2025<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Kooser<\/td>March 2024<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Kahoa<\/td>March 2023<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Kloefkorn<\/td>December 2020<\/td>Fall\/Winter 2025<\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Lakeview<\/td>October 2024<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
      McPhee<\/td>March 2021<\/td>Winter\/Spring 2026<\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Maxey<\/td>October 2024<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Meadow Lane<\/td>March 2021<\/td>Winter\/Spring 2026<\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Morley<\/td>September 2022<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Norwood Park<\/td>October 2023<\/td>Winter\/Spring 2026<\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Pershing<\/td>November 2024<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Prescott<\/td>November 2023<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Pyrtle<\/td>October 2023<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Randolph<\/td>November 2023<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Riley<\/td>September 2021<\/td>Winter\/Spring 2026<\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Robinson<\/td>October 2023<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Roper<\/td>September 2021<\/td>Fall\/Winter 2025<\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Rousseau<\/td>September 2022<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Saratoga<\/td>November 2023<\/td>Fall\/Winter 2025<\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Sheridan<\/td>March 2024<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
      West Lincoln<\/td>October 2023<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Zeman<\/td>March 2021<\/td>Winter\/Spring 2026<\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Wysong<\/td>September 2022<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <\/table>\n \n \n \n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      Culler<\/td>March 2024<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Dawes<\/td>March 2024<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Goodrich<\/td>March 2024<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Irving<\/td>March 2022<\/td>Fall\/Winter 2025<\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Lefler<\/td>January 2024<\/td>Fall\/Winter 2025<\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Lux<\/td>January 2025<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Mickle<\/td>January 2025<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Moore<\/td>September 2022<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Nuernberger<\/td>March 2024<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Park<\/td>November 2023<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Pound<\/td>December 2022<\/td>Fall\/Winter 2025<\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Schoo<\/td>March 2024<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Scott<\/td>March 2023<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <\/table>\n \n \n \n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      Lincoln High<\/td>March 2023<\/td>Fall\/Winter 2025<\/td> <\/tr>\n
      East<\/td>October 2024<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Northeast<\/td>January 2025<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Southeast<\/td>January 2025<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
      North Star<\/td>March 2024<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
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      Northwest<\/td>October 2023<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Standing Bear<\/td>January 2024<\/td>Fall\/Winter 2025<\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Hawthorne Facility<\/td>March 2024<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Yankee Hill<\/td>November 2023<\/td>Fall\/Winter 2025<\/td> <\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <\/table>\n \n \n \n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      LPSDO<\/td>October 2024<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Operations<\/td>November 2024<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Transportation<\/td>November 2024<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Grounds<\/td>December 2022<\/td>Winter\/Spring 2025<\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Distribution<\/td>November 2024<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
      Clifton<\/td>November 2024<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <\/table>\n \n \n \n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      LPS Radon Testing and Mitigation Efforts Air Quality at LPS LPS manages the air quality in our schools through the heating, fresh air ventilation, and air conditioning systems (HVAC).\u00a0 The HVAC systems manage several factors; for example, air temperature, fresh air volume, and carbon dioxide levels.\u00a0 LPS has completed numerous indoor air quality projects in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-375","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P8gHpG-63","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/operations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/375","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/operations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/operations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/operations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/operations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=375"}],"version-history":[{"count":51,"href":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/operations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/375\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":828,"href":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/operations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/375\/revisions\/828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/operations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}