HOW RADON EFFECTS YOUR HEALTH!
As Radon decays, it emits alpha particles that can cause lung cancer!
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Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Friday, March 27, 2015
RADON FACTS
37 % OF ALL RADON EXPOSURE IN THE U.S. IS FROM RADON
1 OUT OF 6 HOMES AFFECTED BY RADON ANNUALLY
21 K LUNG CANCER DEATHS IN US PER YEAR DUE TO RADON
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Radon Kills One Person Every 25 Minutes
Radon Kills
One Person Every 25 Minutes
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Radon is the #1 Source of Exposure to Naturally Occurring Radiation in the U.S.
Friday, March 13, 2015
CANCER AND RADON
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Radon's primary hazard arises from inhalation of the gas and its highly radioactive heavy metallic decay products (Polonium, Lead, and Bismuth) which tend to collect on dust in the air. The problem arises when these elements stick to the delicate cells lining the passageways leading into the lungs.
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
The Risk of Living With Radon
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The Risk of Living With Radon
Scientists are more certain about radon risks than from most other cancer-causing substances.
Radon gas decays into radioactive particles that can get trapped in your lungs when you breathe. As they break down further, these particles release small bursts of energy. This can damage lung tissue and lead to lung cancer over the course of your lifetime. Not everyone exposed to elevated levels of radon will develop lung cancer. And the amount of time between exposure and the onset of the disease may be many years.
Friday, March 6, 2015
ARTICLE FROM IOWA PUBLIC RADIO by SARAH BODEN
ARTICLE FROM IOWA PUBLIC RADIO
by SARAH BODEN
IOWA MAY REQUIRE RADON MITIGATION
FOR NEW HOMES
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The Iowa Department of Public Health says levels of radon gas can
occur in any neighborhood, in homes both old and new.
Neighborhood in Sioux Center, IA. The Iowa
Department of Public Health says levels of radon gas can occur in any
neighborhood, in homes both old and new.
Don Graham
Iowa has the highest average for indoor radon concentration in the nation, according to the University of Iowa.
Don Graham
Iowa has the highest average for indoor radon concentration in the nation, according to the University of Iowa.
The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency reports the radioactive gas is the second leading cause of lung cancer
after smoking. Radon is colorless, odorless and tasteless, so people may breath
the gas for years before it's detected.
Wednesday, the Iowa Senate
will vote on legislation that requires builders to construct all new homes with
radon mitigation pipes, which draw the gas away from a house. If radon is
detected, the mitigation system is activated by installing a fan.
Radon mitigation specialist
Lonnie Mallon of Mallon Construction Services in Janesville says building
houses with mitigation piping could save home owners more than $1,000.
"I don’t think hardly
anybody knows what this is all about," Mallon says. "There’s a few
people out there who do, and the builders really don’t want to bring it
up...because it adds a few more dollars to the cost of construction."
The Centers for Disease
Controls says radon is a naturally occurring gas that results from the
radioactive decay of uranium, which is found in soil, rocks and occasionally
ground water. The gas enters a home through cracks or cavities in walls, floors
or pipes.
"Unless we get ahead
of this, people are going to be exposed to radon when they don’t know it,"
says Gail Orcutt, a radon-induced lung cancer survivor from Pleasant Hill.
"Unfortunately people building new homes think that makes them safe...when
that has nothing to do with it."
Orcutt, a retired teacher,
says she would also like radon testing in schools. People can contact county
health departments to purchase a test kit.
In addition to the
mitigation legislation, a bill giving home buyers easier access to radon tests
conducted by the seller also passed out of a Senate subcommittee Monday.
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Driving Radon Action and Awareness at the Federal Level
Driving Radon Action and Awareness
At the
Federal Level
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Mr. David Rowson, Director of EPA's Indoor
Environments Division, talks with Douglas
Kladder, Director of the Center for Environmental
Research and Technology, Inc. (CERTI), about federal
commitments aimed to integrate radon awareness
into several new collaborations, especially
radon, the second leading cause of lung cancer in
the US, is no exception.
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