Radon awareness in Ohio has grown significantly in the past several years. Real estate agents now routinely recommend radon ...

A naturally occurring, radioactive gas is lingering in the homes of millions of Ohioans. Radon, considered the leading cause of lung cancer among nonsmokers, has been recorded at high levels ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Radon is an odorless, colorless and naturally occurring gas that forms when certain metals, such as uranium, thorium, or radium, ...

This article is co-published with ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. About 5 billion years ago, stars merged and exploded, creating uranium that eventually became ...

Risk maps for the cancer-causing gas radon can encourage people to test their homes for the substance, but only if homeowners live in known, higher-risk areas, new University of Oregon research finds.

Most homeowners can rattle off a mental checklist of things to worry about, a leaky roof, an aging furnace, maybe a cracked ...

Pennsylvania environmental regulators and the American Lung Association urge testing for radon in homes, in recognition of National Radon Action Month in January. Radon is responsible for an estimated ...

Free radon tests are available from the St. Joseph County Department of Health, allowing residents to check their home for the gas that is said to be the No. 1 cause of lung cancer among nonsmokers.

Gov. Jared Polis has proclaimed January 2024 National Radon Action Month and encourages Coloradans to reduce their risk of radon-induced lung cancer. The Colorado Department of Public Health & ...

We are looking to buy a home and found one we like, BUT The RADON test indicated that it has 3.2 (whatever the hell the units are). Anyway, I was looking at the disclosure and last year they tested ...