Over 83 million people around the U.S. live in residences with radon levels over the EPA's action level, new data reveals.
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% of ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
A new map has revealed that up to 25 percent ... Northern Kansas, central Colorado, central Ohio and central Pennsylvania were also identified as radon hot-spots. Some of these states ...
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.
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 ...
Approximately 40% of homes across Pennsylvania are believed to have elevated radon levels. Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that comes into homes from the ground, and when breathed ...
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 ...