WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) -Testing your home for Radon gas is inexpensive and easy, and according to the Marathon County Health Department, being alert of the radioactive gas could help you reduce cancer ...
WEBVTT WITH THIS 7 CAN HELP REPORT. DAVID: IT'S A SILENT, RADIOACTIVE GAS WITH NO SMELL. RADON SEEPS UP FROM YOUR BASEMENT. SO, WHEN MARK VERSCH FROM NEBRASKA'S DHHS COMES TO CHECK ON A NEWLY ...
The most dangerous threat in a home might not crackle, leak, or smell. It might sit quietly in the basement right now, ...
At the request of Councilor Marco Yepez-Gomez — and amidst ongoing conversations about Iowa’s troublesome cancer rates — the Marshalltown city council discussed and informally agreed on adding code ...
SWAT Environmental reports that radon, a harmful gas linked to lung cancer, can be mitigated by testing and using techniques like active soil depressurization.
SPRINGFIELD — Do you know that federal and state guidelines recommend testing your home for the presence of radon? This radioactive gas seeps undetected into homes from the ground, and such indoor ...
Radon, an odorless radioactive gas that seeps from soil into homes, is responsible for an estimated 21,000 lung cancer deaths each year in the United States. That figure, drawn from federal risk ...
The Rocky Mountain Range is a wonder of nature, thrust into being over a 25-million-year orogeny (period of mountain-building) which began approximately 80-million years ago, it’s the product of the ...
SALT LAKE CITY — Almost 15 years ago, doctors were treating Charlie McQuinn for lymphoma when they caught an unrelated lung cancer, he said. “There's no nerve endings in your lungs, so if you have ...
FARGO — January is National Radon Action Month, and North Dakota officials are urging residents to take steps to keep harmful gases out of their homes. Dustin Smith, owner of DJ’s Radon Services, said ...
January and February were National Radon Action Months, and now that Nevadans have tested their homes, some are likely feeling bewildered by disturbing laboratory results. The EPA and CDC recommend ...