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Why is radon the public health risk that it is?
EPA
estimates that about 20,000 lung cancer deaths each year in the U.S. are
radon-related. Exposure to radon is the second leading cause of lung
cancer after smoking. Radon is an odorless, tasteless and invisible gas
produced by the decay of naturally occurring uranium in soil and water.
Radon is found in outdoor air and in the indoor air of buildings of all
kinds. EPA recommends homes be fixed if the radon level is 4 pCi/L (pico
Curies per Liter) or more. Because there is no known safe level of
exposure to radon, EPA also recommends that Americans consider fixing
their home for radon levels between 2 pCi/L and 4 pCi/L.
*All graphics and contents were taken from the EPA.GOV web site
EPA ESTIMATES 21,000 DEATHS LINKED TO RADON PER YEAR... see chart below.
Dispelling Some Common Radon Myths
“I
don’t have a basement, so I probably don’t have a
radon issue?
Radon can seep in from soil anywhere around or under a
home regardless of whether a home has a basement, a
crawl space, or is a slab home. The EPA and the
Surgeon General recommend radon testing for all types
of homes.
“There doesn’t seem to be much proof that radon is a serious health problem? ”Never before have we had such overwhelming scientific consensus that exposure to elevated levels of radon causes lung cancer in humans. In February of 1998, the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) presented their findings. The report confirms that radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the US and that it is a serious public health problem. The study fully supports the EPA estimates stating that radon causes between 15,000 and 22,000 lung cancer deaths every year.
All homes have some Radon. Only TESTING tells you how much