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Understanding the Radon Health Risk and What Homeowners Can Do About It
Radon gas is a subject that tends to get filed under "problems I will deal with later." I have been in enough basements and crawl spaces to understand why. The gas is invisible, has no smell, and does not cause immediate symptoms. But the data on long-term exposure is clear. The EPA estimates that radon is responsible for about 21,000 lung cancer deaths per year in the United States. That makes it the second leading cause of lung cancer after smoking. The radon health risk i