01/07/2022
❓DID YOU KNOW❓
Radon is a radioactive gas that occurs naturally in the environment by seeping out of rocks and soil. Unlike better-known home hazards like asbestos and lead-based paint, many people are unaware of the danger of household radon exposure because the gas is odorless, tasteless and colorless. Radon progeny are formed which do carry an electric charge that can be inhaled by the lungs and adhere to the lining of your lung tissue.
These deposited atoms decay within the lung tissue by releasing a type of radiation called, alpha radiation, which could cause a chain reaction process that can lead to lung cancer.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates that about 1 of 15 homes in the United States, and as many as 1 of 3 homes in some states, which amounts to approximately 7 million homes —have high radon levels.
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