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Here in Utah, the Utah Department of Health’s estimate is that radon is responsible for about 90 deaths per year.
Source: https://www.sltrib.com/news/2023/07/22/reality-check-how-much-danger-is/
“If people are exposed to radon gas for a long time, the risk of getting lung cancer increases,” says Martha Palacios from the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH).
In a statement to CBC News, a spokesperson for the Chief Public Health Office said the CPHO and an Atlantic Radon Working Group member from Health P.E.I., will be meeting with Health Canada later this year to discuss an Island-specific radon action plan.
In some areas, like the state of Connecticut, radon was found to be present at high levels in a quarter (26%) of all homes.
January is awareness month for thyroids, glaucoma, birth defects, cervical health, radon and blood donations.
“Radium and radon are potent human carcinogens,” the EPA says on its website.
Source: https://www.denverpost.com/2023/04/21/elephant-rock-mobile-home-park-water-violations-palmer-lake/
Radon is the second-leading cause of lung cancer in the country after smoking, and the health risks from radon are greater for smokers.
Source: https://www.dillonheraldonline.com/2023/01/13/january-is-national-radon-action-month/
"Since radon is odorless, tasteless and colorless, the only way to detect radon in your home is to test the air.
Source: https://www.deseret.com/utah/2023/1/16/23557406/41-of-utah-homes-have-dangerous-radon-levels
"Since radon is odorless, tasteless and colorless, the only way to detect radon in your home is to test the air.
Source: https://www.deseret.com/utah/2023/1/16/23557406/41-of-utah-homes-have-dangerous-radon-levels
Some radon reduction systems have been shown to reduce radon by up to 99%.
Source: https://www.hcpress.com/front-page/high-country-real-estate-what-is-radon-anyway.html
Some radon reduction systems have been shown to reduce radon by up to 99%.
Source: https://www.hcpress.com/front-page/high-country-real-estate-what-is-radon-anyway.html
The average radon level outdoors is 0.4 picocuries per liter (pCi/L), and indoors it is 1.3 pCi/L.
The government will attribute cancer risk factors to tobacco use, physical fitness, radon and arsenic exposure, but the obvious offender to Mainers that our government refuses to recognize is the paper mills’ pollutants in our towns.
Source: https://mainecampus.com/2023/03/access-to-clean-water-in-maine-is-a-critical-and-fundamental-right/
There are a few options when it comes to getting a radon testing kit.
Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/10063017/radon-detector-house-cancer/
Therefore, Prof. Johnson decided to purchase a digital meter and discovered that his office, located at Lytle 141, has dangerous levels of radon.
Source: https://thekeystonenews.com/2023/02/20/radon-testing-in-lytle/
The “State of Lung Cancer” report reveals that radon is detected at high levels in about 25 percent of homes in Virginia.
Source: https://www.henricocitizen.com/articles/american-lung-association-urges-home-testing-for-radon/
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recommended guideline is 4 picoCuries of radon gas per liter of air.