Most people think of their basement as a storage space, a home gym, or a spot for the kids to hang out. Few ever stop to wonder what they might be breathing down there. Radon, an invisible and ...
There is a silent threat building up in the basements and crawl spaces of millions of American homes, and most people have no idea it is there. Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that is ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A report obtained by NBC4 Investigates shows very high levels of a cancer-causing gas in a building where the Franklin County Sheriff's office is moving. It is a move that has ...
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) -It’s the second leading cause of lung cancer, and since radon has no smell or taste, it likely isn’t a danger you think about, but experts say the levels can be the highest during ...
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 ...
DULUTH, Minn. -- Carol Thibault understood the dangers of radon when she tested her house a few years ago for the cancer-causing gas. After all, she was director of the St. Louis County, Minn., Public ...
After the University took steps to better ventilate sites in which high radon concentrations were found, subsequent testing in these areas yielded radon levels consistent with federal guidelines, ...
Radon rarely makes it onto anyone’s travel bucket list, mostly because you can’t see it, smell it, or taste it. Yet this ...
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 ...