July 25, 2003

High Radon Readings or If I wanted lung cancer I'd at least get a smoke break out of it!

We had to do another radon in the air test since the first go around we found one of the canisters turned upside down. Even so, one had a reading of 2 and the other was 9.4.

The second test was completed and the results were 12.5 and 12.7 with the EPA suggested limit of 4.0.

Interestingly enough the EPA has a risk chart for radon exposure. The chart skips from 10 to 20 making the risk 4-8 people out of a thousand that will develop lung cancer.

They equate these numbers to the statistics of other forms of death. The risk is still less than the chance of dying in a car crash or being killed in a violent crime.


Posted by bbarton at July 25, 2003 10:36 AM

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