(WJHL) — Radon is a colorless, ... that you get a mitigation system,” said Jenkins. “4.0 is the equivalent of smoking a pack ...

If a house has an average of 4 pCi/L of radon, breathing that air every day would be the equivalent of smoking between six and eight cigarettes daily, she said. Radon risk if you’ve never smoked ...

American Radon Mitigation says having a 4.0 radon level is equivalent to smoking 8 cigarettes a day or having 200 x-rays done a year. The weather, especially in the winter, impacts the level too.

January is National Radon Action Month, ... Testing at his house found radon levels 1,100% higher than usual, causing lung damage equivalent to smoking 135 packs of cigarettes a day.

The second leading cause of lung cancer behind smoking could be lurking in your home — but 75% of Americans haven’t tested for it ...

Because radon gas cannot be seen or smelled, ... The results came back at 4.5 pCi/L (the equivalent of smoking nine cigarettes a day, according to the EPA).

Radon, a byproduct of naturally decaying uranium, is estimated to cause thousands of deaths each year nationwide. Here's how to protect yourself.

The truth is you can get the disease even if you've never put a cigarette to your lips. ... If you breathe in radon over long periods of time, you may end up with lung cancer.

Lung cancer is often associated with smokers, however, 10-20% of lung cancers occur in people who have never smoked or had fewer than 100 cigarettes in their lifetime. The culprit is often radon ...

Lung cancer is often associated with cigarette smoking, but various other factors can contribute to the development of this disease. Understanding these. ... Exposure to radon gas.

Utahns face elevated risk of radon, non-smoking lung cancer. Here’s where that risk is higher. ... a measure of radioactive decay equivalent to 2.2 disintegrations per minute.