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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Derry has among the highest levels of the naturally occurring radioactive gas that is known as a potential cause of lung cancer. Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast, in collaboration with ...