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Article: Reducing radon. (a guide to ventilating radioactive gas)
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- Interior Design
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- March 1, 1987
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Reducing Radon
In recent months, experts at the federal Environmental Protection Agency have become alarmed about a newly detected health threat that could affect as many as 12 percent, or eight million, of the nation's 70 million houses. The culprit is radioactive radon gas, an invisible, odorless substance that is a common element in some types of rock and soil. Produced from the decay of uranium, radon can be drawn into houses and then collect there at potentially hazardous concentrations. Recent studies have indicated that long-term exposure to high radon levels could account for as many as 5,000 to 20,000 of the approximately 130,000 lung cancer deaths in ...