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Lurking in one of three Utah homes are dangerous levels of radon, a naturally occurring gas blamed for scores of cancer deaths in Utah each year, according to a radon report submitted to the ...
That map is filled with yellow, orange, and red dots - each indicating a different radon reading - ranging anywhere from 0 pCi/L - 68.8 pCi/L. The EPA recommends taking action to lower radon ...
Robbins is one of thousands of Utahns who have developed lung cancer after radon exposure. Utah has the lowest rate of smoking in the nation, but lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death ...
This map shows areas with higher probability of contamination. If you are buying or selling a home, make radon part of the home inspection. "Radon prevention is not time-consuming or expensive.
Radon is the second largest cause of lung cancer — a statistic that doesn't mean a whole lot to most people. So exactly how dangerous is the radioactive invisible gas in our homes?
Luckily, Utahns can get a free radon test for their homes. If your levels are high, a mitigation system will probably cost you somewhere around $1,700 to $2,000, said Mellars.
SALT LAKE CITY — An invisible and dangerous threat is lurking in many Utah homes. According to the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, 1 in 3 Utah homes contains concerning levels of radon ...
Utah County grandmother spreads message for increased radon action and testing after her lung cancer diagnosis from unsafe radon levels in her home.
Penny Wise, Pound Foolish No legislation focused on the dangers of radon was attempted in Utah until 2013. The summer prior to that, a number of homeowners in Utah County had become upset after ...
This map shows the percentage of households in Utah County tested for radon at or above 2.7 pCi/L. (Courtesy of Utah Radon Services) Even though they caught the cancer relatively quickly, Robbins ...
Utah students are doing their part to increase radon testing in homes and raise awareness of the dangers of the toxic gas. The Utah Department of Environmental Quality's Radon Program is ...