The assessment of radon (222Rn) and thoron (220Rn) exposure continues to evolve as a critical component of environmental radiation research. Both gases originate from the natural decay of uranium and ...

In Colorado, as of 2025, about 500 people a year die from lung cancer as the result of radon gas exposure. Nationally, the ...

Radon, a naturally occurring radioactive gas produced when metals like uranium or radium break down in rocks and soil, is a known cause of lung cancer. Now new research has found exposure to high ...

A radioactive gas could be contributing to asthma among schoolkids, researchers have found. Children exposed to elevated levels of radon gas tended to have more asthma symptoms, results show.

Our neighbors were selling their home and had it tested for radon. The test was positive. Why should we be concerned about ...

Unsafe levels of cancer-causing radon gas detected at 16 UK prisons - High levels of radon gas, which can increase the risk ...

Most radon inspection costs range from $146 to $716, though a typical average is $420. Homeowners anticipating the cost of a radon inspection will need to consider factors such as the home size, ...

Radon poisoning occurs when you become exposed to dangerously high levels of radon, a naturally occurring, odorless, and colorless radioactive gas. Radon is produced when uranium, a radioactive ...

Tests have shown more than half of the houses in Morgan County have dangerously high levels of the radioactive gas radon.

A radioactive gas linked to lung cancer is seeping into homes across Regina and Saskatchewan, and experts say many residents ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bob Burns and his son Murray LaHood-Burns, of Earthorizons Inc., install a radon mitigation system in a Rapid City home on March ...