A new map produced by the state Department of Health shows that much of the North Olympic Peninsula could be at a high to medium risk of exposure to radon, a radioactive gas that can cause lung cancer ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Radon levels typically found in homes in the United States do not raise the risk of lung cancer, according to findings of a decade-long study. In fact, at low levels, radon ...
As January marks Radon Action Month, residents are urged to test their homes for radon, a colorless, odorless, radioactive ...
This article is co-published with ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. About 5 billion years ago, stars merged and exploded, creating uranium that eventually became ...
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Average predicted community-level radon concentrations at screening floor across contiguous United States during 2001 to 2021. Credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2025). DOI: ...
Despite its prevalence, there is no known level of radon that is safe, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...
A new map produced by the state Department of Health shows that much of the North Olympic Peninsula could be at a high to medium risk of exposure to radon, a radioactive gas that can cause lung cancer ...