Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer among non-smokers in the U.S. That’s according to the Environmental Protection Agency, who estimates that it causes 21,000 deaths per year. The EPA recommends testing your home every two years. In winter the home is more likely to have ideal testing conditions with windows and doors…
This January, more than 30 county health departments in Ohio will be launching a joint public health campaign. The goal is to urge Ohioans to test for radon in their homes with a free test kit. The campaign hopes to help residents “see” radon which is an invisible gas. Radon is odorless, colorless, and tasteless. …
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, one in fifteen homes have unsafe radon levels. In the United States alone, radon has been reported to cause around 21,000 lung cancer deaths per year. Many people do not address their potential or actual radon problems, either because they are uneducated on the enormous issue that is radon,…
Radon is a tasteless, odorless, invisible gas that seeps into your home. How much do we actually know about radon, past the fact that it is an element on the periodic table and that it can cause cancer? according to the EPA, the American Medical Association and the Surgeon General of the United States. Homes…