Naturally occurring radioactivity can be found throughout the earth's crust. Some of these radionuclides decay into stable elements, such as 40 K 40 Ar, 14 C 14 N and 87 Rb 87 Sr. Others are members ...

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Researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health have assembled a national database with millions of multi-day indoor radon measurements from 2001 to 2021. Findings reveal that nearly 25% of ...

Most people think of their basement as a storage space, a home gym, or a spot for the kids to hang out. Few ever stop to wonder what they might be breathing down there. Radon, an invisible and ...

When temperatures are freezing, many people ventilate their homes much less frequently. This can significantly increase the level of radioactive radon in the home, experts warn. Radon, a colourless ...

NEW YORK, Jan. 31 (UPI) --Exposure to even moderate levels of radon -- a invisible, odorless gas that is the second-leading cause of lung cancer -- has been linked to an increased risk of stroke, a ...

Fresh air is often attributed to what lies beyond walls, while enclosed spaces are trusted without any scrutiny. Alan Whitehead, founder of AJ Vestco, has spent decades challenging that otherwise ...

Suggested Citation: "Executive Summary." National Research Council. 1999. Risk Assessment of Radon in Drinking Water. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6287. International ...

This article is co-published with ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. About 5 billion years ago, stars merged and exploded, creating uranium that eventually became ...