what is radon: What is Radon?
- 06/23/13 08:25 AM
What is Radon? What is Radon and is it a heath risk for my family?
Radon is an odorless, colorless and tasteless radioactive gas. It comes from natural radioactive breakdown or uranium in soil, rock and water and it gets into the air. The EPA (enviormental protection agency) estimates that radon causes between 8,000 and 30,000 of deaths each year. Human exposure to radon may produce lung cancer. How does Radon enter a house? Radon is a gas that typically moves up through the ground to the air above and into a home through cracks and other holes in (3 comments)