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RADON POSTER CONTEST PARTICIPANTS

Florida participated in the 2009 National Radon Poster Contest for children ages 9-14. The winner, two honorable mentions, as well as all poster participants are presented below. The three Florida winning posters were submitted to the national contest. Florida won second place nationally:

NATIONAL SECOND PLACE WINNER: "Test your House for Radon," by Raquel Goldman. Raquel, 13 years old, attends the Hollywood Academy of Arts and Sciences in Hollywood.

We congratulate our winners as well as all participants (see their entries below). We thank all students for their interest and their work on radon. For a story about this contest read the January 2009 "Health Advisor" (452 KB PDF opens in new window).
 

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FLORIDA WINNERS

Raquel Goldman, Test your House for Radon - FIRST PLACE
Hollywood Academy of Arts and Science, Hollywood

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Amanda Espinosa, Radon Can Cause Lung Cancer

Karla Bridgette Avendano, Radon - HONORABLE MENTION
Hollywood Academy of Arts and Science, Hollywood

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Sonicah Sanon, Radon Awareness - HONORABLE MENTION
Jose de Diego Middle School, Miami

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ALL OTHER PARTICIPANTS

Angelica Rodriguez, How radon gets into a building

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Amanda Espinosa, Radon Can Cause Lung Cancer

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Amber Chaput, Test Your Home for Radon!

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Angelique Santiago, Radon Kills

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Arely Landin, Radon Facts

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Ashly Preast, Radon

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Ayana Johnson, Closer

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Blake Dowdy, Radon Can Kill

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Bridgette Hall, Radon

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Brooke Hawkins, Radon can get into your house

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Camrica Henry, Poster with Color Pencil

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Caroline Cardenas, Radon, it Kills!

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Cassie Conway, Radon Causes Lung Cancer

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Charleatha Burton, TOXIC: How does Radon Get in Water?

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Connor Christian, Where Should Radon Testing Be Done?

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Daleisha Reid, Radon - Death

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Dominique Montgomery, Can your Drinking Water Kill You?

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Dynasty Allred, Test Your House For Radon

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Elizabeth Mendoza, What is Radon

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Graciela Gonzalez, Protect Your House!

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Gregory Abrams, What is Radon?

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Heriberto Vazquez, Test Your Home for Radon

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Isaiah Negron, Radon is Coming For You

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Jacob Herring, Radon

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Jacqueline Perez, Radon Kills

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Jamia Fox, What is Radon?

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Janeth Carrera, Radon Can Cause Lung Cancer

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Jose DeJesus, Don't Let Radon In

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Juana Landin, Did you test your home for Radon?

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Justine Jackson, How Does Radon Get Into Buildings

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Kaelyn Buchardt, Radon Kills

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Kasey Quincel, What is Radon

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Kinsey Olinger, Radon Test Your Home

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Lauren Brown, Radon causes lung cancer, so get your house tested today

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Logan Tyler Bridges, Radon is formed by uranium

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Maria Guarin, Radon - Radon

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Marialicia Baneebo, Radon - Is It In Your Lungs?

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Marivi Obregon, Radon Causes Lung Cancer

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Mike Beltoe, Radon - Deadly

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Pascual Avelar, Have U Tested your house for Radon?

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Rachel Kay, Radon can get into your home

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Rebekah Rittenhouse, Radon: What is it?

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Ricardo Ras, Killer Radon

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Roger Rojas Estevez, Radon House Check

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Samantha Wallace, Radon is Deadly

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Samuel Patrick, Radon Can Cause Cancer

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Sara Bawany, Test Your Home for Radon

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Savannah Applewhite, Where Does Radon Come From?

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Selena Hernandez, What is Radon?

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Shontashia DaJha Williams, How does Radon get into our homes

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Tiana Lugardo, What is Radon?

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Tiesha Brown, Radon Poster with Color Pencil

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Tyler Lawrence, Radon is Like a Ninja

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Vienna Madrid, What is Radon? Get your home tested for Radon

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For more information on radon and the contest please visit (all links open on a new window)(Link opens in a a new window) :

National Safety Council 2008 National Radon Poster Contest Website
http://www.nsc.org/resources/issues/radon/radon_poster.aspx

National Safety Council - General Radon Information
http://www.nsc.org/resources/issues/radon

National Safety Council Radon FAQ
http://www.nsc.org/issues/radon/

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov/radon/

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts145.html

U.S. Geological Survey
http://energy.cr.usgs.gov/radon/georadon.html


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