Radon is a radioactive element that is part of the radioactive decay chain of naturally occurring uranium in soil.
You can’t see it, smell it or taste it. Unlike carbon monoxide and many other home pollutants, radon's adverse health effect, lung cancer, is usually not produced immediately, it occurs over time with frequent exposure to high levels of radon gas.
The EPA have determined that concentrations of more 4.0 picocuries per liter of air (pCi/L) represent a serious healthl risk. The risk of developing lung cancer at 4.0 pCi/L is estimated at about 7 lung cancer deaths per 1000 persons.
The EPA have determined that concentrations of more 4.0 picocuries per liter of air (pCi/L) represent a serious healthl risk. The risk of developing lung cancer at 4.0 pCi/L is estimated at about 7 lung cancer deaths per 1000 persons.
Lung cancer in humans arising from radon exposure is recognized by the following health and environmental organizations:
- - American Medical Association
- - U.S. Surgeon General
- - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- - U.S. Public Health Service
- - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- - Center for Disease Control
- - National Academy of Science
- - National Cancer Institute
- - World Health Organization
You Should Test For Radon
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