Map from the paper showing the spatial distributions of predicted radon concentrations at screening floor in winter. L. Li, B.A. Coull, C.L. Zilli Vieira, P. Koutrakis, High-resolution national ...

Researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health have assembled a national database with millions of multi-day indoor radon measurements from 2001 to 2021. Findings reveal that nearly 25 ...

Radon is an odorless, colorless, radioactive gas that is the leading cause of lung cancer for nonsmokers. Experts recommend testing for it in your home —here's how.

Radon has been a natural risk of living in Indiana and much of the U.S., but awareness is spreading. Just this year, the Monroe County Health Department released an interactive map showing the ...

According to the EPA, radon causes about 21,000 lung cancer deaths in the U.S. each year. It's the second leading cause of lung cancer deaths after cigarette smoke.

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is urging residents to test their homes for radon, a naturally occurring gas that causes lung cancer.. About 1 out of every 10 homes in Wisconsin has ...

Radon is a radioactive gas produced by the radioactive decay of Uranium-238 in the soil. When radon gas is inhaled, its radioactive particles can damage lung tissue, which increases the risk of ...