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   The Division of Environmental Health licenses, certifications, and permits

Learn more about the Division of Environmental Health

 Our office has six sections.  Each section is outlined below.
 

X-Ray Section

Regulates machine generated sources of radiation.

Ellen G. Haars, Manager

• X-ray Equipment

• Shielding Review

• Technical Assistance

• Fees

Radioactive Materials Section
Licenses and inspects radioactive materials used in industry, research and in the healing arts.

Arden Scroggs, Manager

• Types of Licenses
• Obtaining a License
• Fees
• Current Licensees
• Technical Assistance Providers

Environmental Radiation Monitoring and Assessment
Monitors and measures levels of radiation in the air, water, soils, foods and the environment.

Debra McBaugh, Manager

• Radon
• RadNet (Formerly ERAMS)
• Publications

Radioactive Air Emissions
Enforce compliance with the federal and state Clean Air Acts for radionuclides at nuclear facilities statewide.

John Martell, Manager

• Federal Clean Air Act

• State Clean Air Act
• EPA's National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
• State Radiation Protection Air Emissions Regulations (Washington State Legislature)
• Procedure for DOH NESHAPS Level II, Notice of Construction, and Minor Stack Inspections PDF (111 KB)

Waste Management Section
Mikel J. Elsen, Manager

• US Ecology

• Dawn Mining
  • Current Operating License (506 KB PDF) Addendum (80 KB PDF)
• Perma-Fix Northwest Richland Inc.

Radiological Emergency Preparedness
Directs the department's response to a major accident involving radiation by coordinating all actions taken to protect the public from radiation exposure.

Leo Wainhouse, Manager

• 206-NUCLEAR  24 Hour Hotline
• Hanford Site Activities
  • Columbia Generating Station (CGS)
  • Department of Energy (DOE)
• Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP)
• Emergency Preparedness Partners
• Training Program
  • Current Opportunities
  • Highlights
  • Link to SMARTPH

• Publications

For more information, please use the links below

Knowledge of radiation dates back to the discovery and use of X- rays in the 1890's. It was soon realized that radiation had harmful effects as well as beneficial health uses. As technology advanced and radioactive materials and machine generated radiation came into wider use, the dangers of exposure to radiation became better known. We know that radioactivity is a natural as well as a human-made phenomenon. Our surroundings, behaviors, medical needs and even our diets expose us to radiation. Controlling exposure to radiation is necessary for adequate protection of workers, the general public and the environment.

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Washington State Department of Health

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P.O. Box 47827                                                            111 Israel Road SE, TC2
Olympia, Washington 98504-7827                                  Tumwater, Washington 98501
(360) 236-3300

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