With radon-caused lung cancer deaths averaging 20,000 per year, the Health Physics Society asks the public to consider taking action even at measured levels below current guidelines. Radon is a ...

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

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

State health authorities, already years behind schedule, should be forced this year to set a safe limit on the amount of cancer-causing radon found in well water supplies, say citizens’ groups, two ...

The federal Environmental Protection Agency published voluntary guidelines last September outlining how developers can shield new homes from radon infiltration, but most builders ignore them. Laslo ...

Canada needs to tighten its radon exposure guidelines dramatically and should cut by 75 per cent the amount of the deadly radioactive gas considered safe in homes and schools, says an advisory panel ...

Homeowners across Manitoba are being urged to test for radon this winter, the season when the gas can reach its highest levels. Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer and the leading cause ...

Look both ways before you cross the street. Tell a teacher if someone bullies you. Sit quietly while you ride the bus. There's a long list of warnings out there to help kids protect themselves from ...

The state's new radon advisory guidelines are a 'win for consumers|!!|' says Al Michalovic|!!| president of the NH Association of Realtors. The NH Association of Realtors and the state Department of ...

Environmental advocates say it's time Health Canada updated its threshold on mitigating radioactive home radon levels. Data shows almost half of all detached homes in Canada have levels of potentially ...