What is the first thing housing associations and social landlords should do tomorrow to manage this risk? Have a look on the UKradon website. There is a wealth of information on there but the most ...
"IEMA-OHS is encouraging all property owners and renters to understand the risk and test for radon." English said he often works with realtors to test a home for radon prior to selling a home and ...
Efforts to map radon levels to identify where communities are at most risk and require interventions have historically provided county-wide averages based on very little data. Public health ...
“We spend approximately 90 percent of our lives inside the built environment, so your indoor environment impacts your ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency maintains a map of radon risks for each county/city in the U.S. Unlike other states in the highest risk zones, Virginia does not require radon tests during ...
Darby et al. have shown that radon in the home is associated with an increased risk of lung cancer, accounting for around 9% of lung cancer deaths in Europe. This has practical implications ...
What they discovered sounded a national alarm. Watras, his wife, and their two sons were living over a crack in the earth's crust that acted like a natural chimney, filling their home with radon, a ...
The National Cancer Institute estimates that radon causes about 21,000 lung cancer deaths annually. Local geologist Patricia Fabbri urges residents to test their homes for the gas, especially during ...