The home owner can use tools such as radon maps and radon test kits to determine if there is an unseen radon gas danger in their home. Online, March 7, 2010 (Newswire.com) - There may be a deadly ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Up to a quarter of all Americans live in areas where radon levels are ...

Risk maps for the cancer-causing gas radon can encourage people to test their homes for the substance, but only if homeowners live in known, higher-risk areas, new University of Oregon research finds.

Researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health have assembled a national database with millions of multi-day indoor radon measurements from 2001 to 2021. Findings reveal that nearly 25% of ...

A map detailing levels of a naturally occurring radioactive gas on the Isle of Man has identified homes with higher readings. Radon is found in all buildings and the amount present depends on the land ...

Most people think of their basement as a storage space, a home gym, or a spot for the kids to hang out. Few ever stop to wonder what they might be breathing down there. Radon, an invisible and ...

Radon comes from the natural (radioactive) breakdown of uranium in soil, rock, and water and gets into the air you breathe. When inhaled, radioactive particles can cause lung cancer. The only way to ...

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University of Calgary researchers have found a link between radon exposure in rural homes based on how close they are to drilled groundwater wells. The transdisciplinary team was investigating why ...

Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas. When radon gas is inhaled and decays, it releases small bursts of radioactive energy, which cause tissue damage to the lungs. Exposure to elevated ...