SWAT Environmental reports that radon, a harmful gas linked to lung cancer, can be mitigated by testing and using techniques like active soil depressurization.

Is Your Home Safe from Radon? Health Risks and How to Protect Yourself: By Shreoshree Chakrabarty Radon is a colourless, odourless gas that poses a serious environmental health risk, often without ...

The most dangerous threat in a home might not crackle, leak, or smell. It might sit quietly in the basement right now, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You can’t see it or smell it. Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that emits from the ground. You’ve likely heard of it ...

JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. (WBNG) -- Radon is a serious health risk, ranking as the second leading cause of lung cancer, just behind cigarette smoking. In the Southern Tier, one out of four homes has radon ...

In Colorado, as of 2025, about 500 people a year die from lung cancer as the result of radon gas exposure. Nationally, the number of lung cancer deaths attributed to radon is about 21,000 per year.

Radiation is a natural part of the environment in which we live. All people receive exposure from naturally occurring radioactivity in soil, water, air and food. The largest fraction of the natural ...

BOISE, Idaho — Radon, a colorless, odorless, and invisible radioactive gas, is present in homes across Idaho, and experts say its levels are high in a big portion of the state. According to the Idaho ...

Could a lower threshold for radon levels in Canadian homes protect more people from getting lung cancer? Some researchers say ...

Suggested Citation: "Executive Summary." National Research Council. 1999. Risk Assessment of Radon in Drinking Water. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6287. International ...