While no level of radon gas is completely safe, as with most things in life we must balance the benefits and costs to find our own“acceptable”levels. We walk outside and work in the sun, exposing ourselves to ultraviolet radiation and increasing our risk of developing skin cancer. We dri...
radonindoor airschoolselevated concentrationsmitigationIn a school in the Zirovski vrh area, a classroom with an indoor radon concentration of more than 3000 Bq m~3 was found. The floor in the room was the major radon source. After a new floor was built with a concrete slab and perforated ...
“My levels were at 4.0 pCi/L, so I’m safe.” Yes the EPA action level is 4.0 pCi/L, however that level was set nearly 30 years ago and new research is showing it is not as safe as once thought. Did you know over 2/3 of all radon lung cancer deaths come from levelsbelowthe...
Doing home inspections we became aware of how many homes in Utah have high radon levels. Nationally it is 1 in 15 homes, in Utah it is 1 in 3. When we saw the need for radon mitigation and realized the demand exceeded the available radon contractors, we moved from home inspections to ...
Radon– an inert gas that poses no danger until it decays into lead and radioactive polonium Perchlorate– in other words, rocket fuel – which some experts feel is relatively harmless and others say is harmful to the thyroid in particular, human health in general ...
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Levels are typically highest in basements because of poor ventilation and the fact that basements are closest to the ground. On average 16 percent of lung cancer deaths in Canada are the result of radon exposure. After smoking, radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer. If you are...
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The system of management of spent sealed radiation sources (SRS) in Russian Federation is based on centralised approach. This system involves 16 regional facilities (with the name "Radon") which provide safe management of SRS. The scient... Igor A. Sobolev,Michael I. Ojovan,Olga K. Karlina...