Household radon

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Household radon

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File Language:

English

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Corporate Authors:

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (U.S.). Division of Cancer Prevention and Control.
Description:

Radon is a radioactive gas that occurs naturally in the environment and can cause cancer. Unlike better-known home hazards like asbestos and lead-based paint, many people are unaware of the danger of household radon exposure. Every year, radon is estimated to cause about 21,000 lung cancer deaths in the United States. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that 1 of 15 homes in the United States (as many as 1 of 3 homes in some states)—about 7 million homes—have high radon levels.

householdRadon.pdf
Subjects:

Air Pollution, Indoor Air Pollution, Radioactive Carcinogens, Environmental Housing Radon/toxicity
Document Type:

Pamphlet (or booklet)
Genre:

Fact Sheet
Pages in Document:

2 unnumbered pages
Collection(s):

Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
Main Document Checksum:

urn:sha256:78cafd46b8e24e91897ab69f108474c581ca5030714f6bd39eed6b1f1ce0ee06
Download URL:

https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/35569/cdc_35569_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 493.63 KB ]

File Language:

English

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