A consultant working for the EPA identified numerous scenarios in which the public — particularly road-construction workers — ...

The EPA says no level of radon is safe and advises that mitigation efforts be taken when radon concentration reaches 148 ...

In Utah, thousands of people have died from radon-induced lung cancer, and Dr. Akerley wants to make sure all Utahns ...

Radon is a cancer-causing gas linked to 250 new lung cancers each year. The EPA is launching new radon maps which predict as many as 170,000 homes are now at risk. That is up from 45,000 homes in ...

2 / 2 Miss Irene Opoku-Ntim, a Senior Research Scientist at GAEC, said Ghana had no Radon action level, but had been relying ...

When [Chris Nafis] built an addition onto his historical home he found that a Radon problem, previously mitigated with plenty of concrete, seemed to rear its ugly head yet again. He eventually ...

At the Suncor Oil Refinery in Commerce City, some air pollution is visible to the naked eye. But a new study found another unexpected, and invisible, contaminant: radioactivity.

FIRST OF ITS KIND: The first battery-operated, digital radon detector. Monitor your home without the need for an outlet. LONG TERM MONITORING: Monitor for cancer-causing radon gas. Long term ...

The EPA said this week that it would grant a pending ... Phosphogypsum contains radium, which decays to form radon gas, both of which are radioactive and can cause cancer, according to the agency.

Research has also shown a correlation between radon exposure and stroke, heart attack, and leukemia. According to the EPA, it’s responsible for over 21,000 deaths annually and it’s the #1 ...

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, and despite Utah’s low smoking rates, lung cancer is more prevalent than many residents are aware of.

Recommended Videos Radon is the No. 1 cause of lung cancer among individuals who do not smoke and testing for it is simple and inexpensive. Since January is Radon Action Month, the Health ...