Exposure to radon gas is the leading cause of lung cancer among people who never smoked cigarettes or other tobacco products. The Environmental Protection Agency says radon accounts for about 21,000 ...
Despite its prevalence, there is no known level of radon that is safe, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The EPA recommends taking action if your home or building is found ...
Radon is a radioactive gas found in homes and buildings. It occurs naturally and gets into buildings through the soil. Breathing in radon over time may cause lung cancer. Radon is the second leading ...
In case you haven't heard, it's National Radon Action Month. Every January, the Environmental Protection Agency and other federal agencies hit the airwaves to tell us that radon gas can kill and that ...
Tobacco smoke in a home is easy to detect as it drifts through the air or leaves its odor in clothes or furniture. Its health toll is equally as obvious as the leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S.
A large pipe with a fan inside is a simple way to think of a radon mitigation system. But how does it work? We asked an ...
A program to make people aware of the dangers of potentially cancer-causing radon gas in homes enlists real estate agents to distribute testing kits to their clients. But getting those clients — ...
The NCDHHS highlights the risk of radon exposure in NC, urging residents to test their homes, offering free test kits, and ...
Kerri Robbins loves her home, so it was terrible to find out it made her sick. Robbins is one of thousands of Utahns who have developed lung cancer after radon exposure. Utah has the lowest rate of ...
There’s a new push to have schools in Pennsylvania test for radon, the radioactive odorless gas that seeps into buildings from the ground. Jackie Nixon continually monitors radon levels in her condo ...
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - There's a new alert to all Pennsylvanians about radon testing still being crucial in homes, schools, and businesses to protect your health. A state radon expert is shining a light ...