The most dangerous threat in a home might not crackle, leak, or smell. It might sit quietly in the basement right now, ...

SWAT Environmental reports that radon, a harmful gas linked to lung cancer, can be mitigated by testing and using techniques like active soil depressurization.

A program to make people aware of the dangers of potentially cancer-causing radon gas in homes enlists real estate agents to distribute testing kits to their clients. But getting those clients — ...

Risk maps for the cancer-causing gas radon can encourage people to test their homes for the substance, but only if homeowners live in known, higher-risk areas, new University of Oregon research finds.

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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - There is radiation all around us. Radios, televisions, cell phones, and microwaves are all things that release radiation. These are considered to not be harmful, but there is ...

Board of Education (BOE) members discussed the status of the 2026-27 education budget, an update about radon testing at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (EL PASO COUNTY, Colo.) — Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer, and nearly 50% of Colorado homes have unhealthy levels ...

Could a lower threshold for radon levels in Canadian homes protect more people from getting lung cancer? Some researchers say Canada is overdue for an evidence-backed rethink in light of emerging ...

Radon is a radioactive gas found in many homes and is the No. 1 cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers.