Physics Students Find Radon

So, let's say you don't have time to have a proper radon inspection in your building, or you don't have the resources, or you just didn't schedule it. What do you do? Why, you turn it into a physics class assignment! You will get these students to do it AND you get paid for it!

:)

That's exactly what happened at Princeton University when students were doing air quality test assignment and found radon gas in the basement of 2 campus buildings.

The university was alerted to the radon levels when students were conducting air quality tests for a physics lab assignment, university officials said.
Because the university did not have properly calibrated equipment to officially measure the radon levels, thus far results have been inconclusive. However, Cass Cliatt, a spokeswoman for Princeton University, said the university has ordered the proper equipment and would continue testing over the weekend.

That's what you get for getting good students. They can make you proud, and they can also expose your shortcomings.

Zz.