Some level of the odourless, colourless radioactive gas is in every home — but long-term overexposure is considered a Class 1 ...

The federal Environmental Protection Agency published voluntary guidelines last September outlining how developers can shield new homes from radon infiltration, but most builders ignore them. Laslo ...

With radon-caused lung cancer deaths averaging 20,000 per year, the Health Physics Society asks the public to consider taking action even at measured levels below current guidelines. Radon is a ...

Q. A recent inspection of my unit indicates that radon is entering through the concrete floor my first floor unit. Who is responsible for installing a radon mitigation system for my unit? A. Radon is ...

State health authorities, already years behind schedule, should be forced this year to set a safe limit on the amount of cancer-causing radon found in well water supplies, say citizens’ groups, two ...

ROCKVILLE, Md. (ABC7) — During an on-camera interview Tuesday, MCPS communications chief Brian Edwards stated that the 28 county schools, which were tested as having radon levels between 4 and 11.8 pc ...

Health Canada has proposedstronger standards for radon levels in indoor air to reduce the risk of health hazards such as lung cancer. Radon is a colourless, odourless, radioactive gas that can ...