EPA representatives and health officials from Missouri, Iowa and Nebraska will gather in Columbia, Mo. tomorrow to discuss how to address the health threat of radon in our soil – a problem especially serious in Iowa, where the radioactive gas kills some 400 people each year.

Agencies have been working together to forge a risk reduction plan for radon, and the goal of the conference is to engage key stakeholders and help direct the next phases of the program, according to an EPA release.