The EPA recognizes radon gas as the leading cause of lung cancer in non smokers, and the second leading cause of cancer in smokers. Over 21,000 people die annually from lung cancer cases attributed to radon exposure, which means roughly 58 people die every day. Luckily, radon is simple to measure for and mitigation systems can be installed to remove this deadly gas from your home or business.
Read MoreIf you live on the East Coast between the Carolinas and Maine, you are sitting on geological features that contain uranium. Uranium is a radioactive element, and like all radioactive elements, it decays. In this case, it decays into radium and then radon.
Read MoreRadon is an element, number 86 on the periodic table. Radon gas is the byproduct of decaying uranium - a naturally occurring, radioactive metal found all over the world. Central Pennsylvania has a particularly high concentration of uranium in the soil and bedrock beneath our state.
Read MoreFormer US Olympic Hockey player Rachael Malmberg was quoted by People Magazine in January 2019, sharing that prolonged exposure to radon in her childhood home lead to a Stage 4 cancer diagnosis.
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