Like the gas itself, the signs of radon poisoning are often silent and can take 10 to 15 years to surface. “It’s not going to be right away that we feel the effects of radon it’s over time ...

With doors and windows shut tight against the cold, dangerous levels of cancer-causing radon gas can build up in homes during the winter months, posing a health risk to Minnesotans. Health officials ...

The basement or lowest floor of your home is where radon can enter. It can originate from the soil below and is the easiest pathway to enter your home. It’s a radioactive gas, and the only way ...

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 ...

The University of Colorado Cancer Center Office of Community Outreach and Engagement recently issued the following press ...

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 ...

Bill Angell, a housing studies faculty member in the University of Minnesota’s College of Design and Extension housing technology specialist, is one of the world’s foremost experts on ...