Q: I’ve been hearing a lot recently about how dangerous radon gas can be. I purchased a test kit for my home, but I don’t know what levels are considered high. Could you please explain safe radon ...

SWAT Environmental reports that radon, a harmful gas linked to lung cancer, can be mitigated by testing and using techniques ...

Presented at the Indoor Environments Symposium, new research highlights the critical amount of radon variation in buildings for working vs. non-working hours. The time when ventilation is started ...

Radon is a radioactive gas found in many homes and is the No. 1 cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers.

The University has closed off the basement of Forbes College after students raised concerns that area, as well as the basement of Edwards Hall, might contain unusually high concentrations of the ...

Risk maps for the cancer-causing gas radon can encourage people to test their homes for the substance, but only if homeowners ...

New data link higher county-level radon exposure to gestational diabetes (GD) in women who haven’t previously given birth, emphasizing the need to consider environmental risks in maternal and fetal ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A potentially life-threatening gas enters Minnesota homes at higher rates than other states. During Lung Cancer Awareness Month, we wanted to better understand: What is radon? How ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Groveport Madison Schools plans to test for radon in all of its buildings this winter after receiving a high test result and ...

In Colorado, as of 2025, about 500 people a year die from lung cancer as a result of radon gas exposure. Nationally, the number of lung cancer deaths attributed to radon is about 21,000 per year.

BOSTON - High levels of radon gas were detected in 21.8% of Massachusetts homes according to a new report by the American Lung Association called "The State of Lung Cancer." Radon is a colorless, ...