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COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) wants people to learn more about radon -- a naturally occurring gas that may be responsible for health issues ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will offer free radon testing kits starting Thursday, Jan. 1. Radon is a naturally occurring colorless, odorless gas that ...

Radon is an invisible, odorless gas that is the second-leading cause of lung cancer after smoking. An estimated 50% of Ohio homes may have high levels of radon due to minerals deposited by glaciers ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — January has been designated as Radon Action Month in South Carolina, and state environmental officials are urging residents to test their homes for the potentially deadly gas.

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is offering test kits and releasing county-level data ahead of Radon Action Month in January. Officials said recent data shows that elevated ...

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