Improved radon gas mapping finds nearly 25% of Americans living in highest risk areas
Researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health have assembled a national database with millions of multi-day ...
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Radon Map Reveals 1-in-4 Americans Face Dangerous Levels
The researchers' map reveals the geographical distribution ... central Ohio and central Pennsylvania. This is concerning as radon is the second-leading cause of lung cancer after smoking, being ...
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Radon could be an invisible lung cancer risk inside your Pennsylvania home
In Pennsylvania, roughly 40% of homes are estimated to have levels of radon above the EPA’s health guideline, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. This puts ...
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Radon testing urged for all Pennsylvania homes this January, DEP says
It's the best time to check your home for radon. "Pennsylvania is probably the most radon-prone state in the country...We have results at least 25 times the EPA guideline of every county and some ...
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Pennsylvania has a radon problem. Pittsburgh-area residents can get a free test kit
A still from a Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection video demonstrating how to use a radon test kit. State and local health officials are raising awareness about Pennsylvania’s ...
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40% of Pennsylvania homes have elevated radon levels. Here's how Allegheny County residents can get free test kits.
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — About 40% of Pennsylvania homes have elevated levels of radon, something Allegheny County officials hope to help combat by handing out free radon test kits this month.
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Winter is the best time to test homes for radon, a natural gas that causes lung cancer
One of the leading causes of lung cancer is exposure to a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that is especially prevalent in Pennsylvania. Radon accounts for more than half of all human radiation ...