January is National Radon Action Month

Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that comes from the breakdown of uranium in the soil.

• It's a gas that moves up through the soil to the atmosphere.

• ​High radon levels have been found in all 50 states and in all parts of Colorado.
• In Colorado, about half the homes have radon levels higher than the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recommended action level of 4 picoCuries per liter (pCi/L).
• Radon has no color, odor or taste and doesn't cause short-term symptoms of illness.
• Radon causes cancer.
  • It's estimated to cause about 21,000 lung cancer deaths per year in the United States.
  • It's the second leading cause of lung cancer in the U. S, according to the surgeon general.
    
  • Only smoking causes more lung cancer deaths.

Learn more:  https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdphe/understanding-radon
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