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View Post: Greenversations Test Your Home for Radon!
5 Nov 2009 by dowens  
I never really thought that radon would ever become an issue in my home. Radon is colorless, odorless, tasteless, and chemically inert. Unless you test for it, there is no way of telling how much is present in your home. ...
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View Post: Portland Oregon Real Estate Blog: Radon In Portland, Part II
4 Nov 2009 by noreply@blogger.com (Salvador Del Cid)  
This is the second part of the radon series I'm re-posting from last year. This blog post originally contained a tv interview with a geologist at Portland State University that unfortunately is no longer available online. ...
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View Post: GRACE :: Lung Cancer» Blog Archive » Radon's Role in Lung Cancer
2 Nov 2009 by Dr Sanborn  
Radon is a colorless, odorless gas. It is a naturally-occurring gas that forms as a breakdown product of the small quantities of uranium that exist in rock. As rocks break down over time, the gas is released upward. ...
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View Post: Many Schools Don't Test For Radon In Class: Pennsylvania Has No ...
6 Nov 2009 by Justin Bangs  
Team 4 has learned three out of four school districts in our area have not done any radon testing. That's because there is no state or federal requirement to do it. Some schools that did test found levels in the danger zone. ...
View Blog: RadonLeaders.org - http://www.radonleaders.org/

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View Post: IEMA Urges People to Test Homes for Radon During Lung Cancer ...
4 Nov 2009 by james  
“While smoking is the leading cause of lung cancer overall, radon is the leading cause of lung cancer for non-smokers. Our studies have found high levels of radon in nearly 40 percent of the homes tested in Illinois, but you'll never ...
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View Post: Waterproofing and Radon – Northfield Construction Company
29 Oct 2009 by Ray Cox  
We also take care to deal with any radon gas properly. This includes several items. The first thing we do is install additional drainage piping under the basement floor. These pipes, shown as white tubes in the picture, are flexible ...
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View Post: Radon testing: Charcol Canisters versus Other Devices « A Precise ...
31 Oct 2009 by aprecisehomeinspection  
Hello Colorado Springs, this is an article written by Dr. James Burkhart, Director of the Radon Measurements Lab at UCCS. I can't count the amount of times I am asked about charcoal canisters versus other radon measuring devices. ...
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