{"id":40,"date":"2016-01-27T20:22:57","date_gmt":"2016-01-27T20:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/radiological-health\/?page_id=40"},"modified":"2025-09-05T17:37:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T17:37:03","slug":"environmental-radiation-ambient-monitoring-systems-erams","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/radiological-health\/environmental-monitoring\/environmental-radiation-ambient-monitoring-systems-erams\/","title":{"rendered":"Ambient Environmental Radiation Monitoring: EPA&#8217;s RadNet System"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The EPA&#8217;s nationwide RadNet System monitors the nation&#8217;s air, precipitation and drinking water to track radiation in the environment.\u00a0 Over time, RadNet sample testing and monitoring results show the fluctuations in normal background levels of environmental radiation.\u00a0 The RadNet system is designed to detect higher than normal radiation levels during a radiological incident.\u00a0 More information about RadNet is available at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.epa.gov\/radnet\/\">http:\/\/www.epa.gov\/radnet\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>RadNet&#8217;s stationary air monitors measure gamma radiation emitted from airborne radioactive particles as they collect on the monitor&#8217;s filter.\u00a0 The EPA uses RadNet monitors to track fluctuations in gamma radiation emitted from airborne radioactive particles at each site. Tracking these changes over time provides the background (normal) levels and allows the detection of detect any unusual changes.<\/p>\n<p>RadNet monitoring stations in <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Virginia<\/strong><\/span> are as follows and the links associated with each station provide near real-time graphical data:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Harrisonburg: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/radnet\/radnet-near-real-time-air-monitoring-results-harrisonburg-va\">Harrisonburg RadNet Data Link<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nAir Particulates, Near Real-Time Gamma<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Richmond: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/radnet\/radnet-near-real-time-air-monitoring-results-richmond-va\">Richmond RadNet Data Link<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nAir Particulates, Near Real-Time Gamma<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Virginia Beach: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/radnet\/radnet-near-real-time-air-monitoring-results-virginia-beach-va\">Virginia Beach RadNet Data Link<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nAir Particulates, Near Real-Time Gamma<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p align=\"center\">Office of Radiological Health | 109 Governor Street | Richmond, VA 23219<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Telephone (804) 864-8150<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The EPA&#8217;s nationwide RadNet System monitors the nation&#8217;s air, precipitation and drinking water to track radiation in the environment.\u00a0 Over time, RadNet sample testing and monitoring results show the fluctuations in normal background levels of environmental radiation.\u00a0 The RadNet system is designed to detect higher than normal radiation levels during a radiological incident.\u00a0 More information [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":681,"featured_media":0,"parent":29,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - 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