Alabama's free radon test kits have proven to be a hot commodity, with 1,400 requests in a single day, leading to a temporary ...

Radon is not itself radioactive. But upon entering the atmosphere, the gas decays into particles that emit alpha radiation. These alpha particles stick to dust in the air, causing background radiation ...

Connie Alexakos is devastated to learn her cancer has spread to her brain. She wants to raise awareness for the deadly gas that has taken lives across Utah.

the radon program manager for the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's Bureau of Radiation Protection. According to the American Lung Association, about 40% of Pennsylvania homes ...

IAEA-developed training material that teach the basics of how to initiate national radon programmes is available for download. The six modules, developed in collaboration with the World Health ...

Researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health have assembled a national database with millions of multi-day indoor radon measurements from 2001 to 2021. Findings reveal that nearly 25 ...

Radon — an odorless, tasteless and colorless gas found in homes and buildings at high levels throughout the United States — ...

When breathed in, the radioactive particles move around in a person’s lungs and cause radiation damage to cells. With an estimated 21,000 lung cancer deaths per year, radon is the second leading ...

Therefore, without radiation,life does not exist.” He also suggested to governments the need to adopt as part of the policies aimed at taming radon by implementing radon prevention in building ...

“You can’t see, smell, or taste it, but radon can harm your health,” CDPHE Radon Program Coordinator Margaret Horton said.

Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that comes into homes from the ground, and when breathed in, the particles can cause radiation damage to cells. As the gas is completely undetectable ...

The UAB Department of Radiation Oncology is an integral part of one of the nation's largest health systems. Nationally known for our compassionate care, cutting-edge research, and comprehensive ...