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Residential Radon Gas Exposure and Lung Cancer/ The Iowa Radon Lung Cancer Study
An ongoing study, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, to determine the risk posed by residential radon exposure. Read the study here: Iowa Study
Scientists and Investigators Cite Need for Radon Regulation to Prevent Lung Cancer- Call Current EPA Efforts Ineffective
Radon is one of the most extensively investigated human lung carcinogens. The diversity and consistency of the information indicates that the weight of evidence for radon carcinogenicity is overwhelming.
A growing chorus of experts, including scientists testifying before the President’s Cancer Panel, investigators at the U.S. EPA’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG), and [...]
All About Radon
What is Radon?
Radon is a naturally occurring gas that is emitted as uranium breaks down in the soil. It is odorless, colorless and tasteless. Everyone in the United States has some level of radon gas in their home. There is a very low level of radon even in the outside air that we breathe.
Can it [...]
Does Radon Really Cause Lung Cancer? The Truth About Lung Cancer for Non-Smokers
There has been much in the news lately about the link between radon and lung cancer. The untimely death of Dana Reeves earlier this year compels us to find out what led to her death and begs the question “Was there something in the air?”
How to Collect a Radon in Water Sample
Radon in water poses both an inhalation risk and an ingestion risk. Research has shown that your lung cancer risk from breathing radon in air is much larger than your risk of stomach cancer from swallowing radon in water. Most of your risk from radon in water comes from radon released into the air when [...]
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