When it is very cold outside, many people keep their windows shut - but the risk of deadly radon gas rises if you don't air ...
Radon is a naturally occurring, odorless, radiation-filled gas that can seep into buildings from the surrounding soil through foundation cracks and openings and even directly through concrete.
ROCKVILLE, MD / ACCESSWIRE / May 24, 2018 / Radon gas is a colorless, odorless gas, and it is a radioactive byproduct of radium. When radon gas decays, it emits ionized radiation, which damages our ...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged homeowners and building managers to take measures to improve indoor ventilation and reduce potential lethal levels of radioactive radon gas. In a ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Sealing up houses to improve energy efficiency also traps more radon inside and may lead to a higher risk of lung cancer, according to a new study based on modeling.
November is Take Action on Radon Month, a very important campaign especially on the Canadian prairies where some of highest concentrations of radon gas are found. When glaciers covered Western Canada, ...
When Andy Whitman moved to Regina with his family in 2018, he never expected radon to be an issue in their only 10-year old home. But after a friend who lived in the city’s east end told him he’d ...