A radon fan kit, seen here, may be used to mitigate your home. (Getty) In homes with crawlspaces, a high-density plastic sheet may be used to cover the earth floor.

It reroutes the air with radon to the outside, Callister said, and is a permanent solution that generally costs about $1,800 to $2,200. He added a lot of companies offer 0% financing for payments.

Pennsylvania recommends testing for radon as winter continues 02:28. PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - There's a new alert to all Pennsylvanians about radon testing still being crucial in homes, schools, and ...

But it turns out that even relatively low levels of radon exposure can be dangerous, according to a new study funded by the EPA and led by researchers at Oregon State University. They found an ...

Radon is the second-leading cause of lung cancer after smoking, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. For nonsmokers, it’s the leading cause of lung cancer. “It puts off radioactive ...

Map from the paper showing the spatial distributions of predicted radon concentrations at screening floor in winter. L. Li, B.A. Coull, C.L. Zilli Vieira, P. Koutrakis, High-resolution national ...

Domestic radon exposure and childhood cancer risk by site and sex in 727 counties in the United States, 2001–2018. Science of The Total Environment, 954.

If radon levels come back high, they can help the buildings put in a mitigation system, which costs from $500 to $2,000. Women for a Healthy Environment has a record of 81 schools testing for ...

Scientists used a more simplified picture, one that treated protons and neutrons as one single system, like a drop of water.

About 15 years ago, Iowa builder Hubbell Realty began including passive radon mitigation systems in houses being built.High radon results done 10 days before closing left some buyers less than ...

Neutrons give a hot new way to measure the temperature of electronic components Our modern world is full of temperature-sensitive electronic devices, and researchers have developed a faster ...

If high radon levels are detected, a long-term confirmation test can also be purchased at the La Crosse County Health Department for $25.00. In honor of Radon Action Month, ...