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Radon in Nebraska Is A Growing Concern
A few years ago, some of the world's leading organizations conducted testing and research on radon gas, in order to provide an authoritative idea of the threat this gas poses. The World Health Organization, Environmental Protection Agency, National Radon Defense, and Air Chek, Inc. all acknowledge that radon is a group A carcinogen. They also recommend testing and mitigation.
Background Information
This infamous gas is peering into homes around the world, wreaking havoc on homeowners. It goes unnoticed because it's virtually undetectable by human senses. Radon doesn't have a smell, color, form, or taste. This is precisely why so many people have reported living in homes their entire lives that are harboring high levels of radon, or even moderate or low levels.
Whether you live in Nebraska or India, radon is everywhere because it results from the decay of uranium in soil. During this process, polonium is released and the gas' toxicity rises through the roof.
In addition, radon is measured by picocuries per liter, pCi/L. Here are two very real and very relatable statistics about this gas.
1 pCi/L of radon is equal to 2.5 cigarettes a day. Also, 4.0 pCi/L is equal to the radiation being projected by 100 chest x-rays, when the average hospital allows only four per year for a total of.64 pCi/L. Unfortunately, the action level for radon is 4.0 pCi/L and many people don't realize the harmful effects that lower levels are still capable of having on homeowners.
Radon in Nebraska...
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Published by National Radon Defense on 11/12/2010
