Over 83 million people around the U.S. live in residences with radon levels over the EPA's action level, new data reveals.

Efforts to map radon levels to identify where communities are at most risk and require interventions have historically provided county-wide averages based on very little data. Public health ...

“We spend approximately 90 percent of our lives inside the built environment, so your indoor environment impacts your ...

The Minnesota Department of Health delivered good and bad news to residents this past week. The bad: A map developed by the Department of Health shows how 40 percent of the state’s homes ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency maintains a map of radon risks for each county/city in the U.S. Unlike other states in the highest risk zones, Virginia does not require radon tests during ...

2 or 3 that are exposed to higher levels of radon concentration than the average in their surroundings. Surprisingly, the study found the majority of at-risk homes were in otherwise low-risk areas.

Radon is not detectable via sight or smell, so health officials recommend testing your home in order to reduce the risk for high exposure ... The DHS publishes an interactive map of radon test ...

The researchers' map reveals the geographical distribution ... Smokers are at an even greater risk when exposed to high radon levels, as the effects of radon and smoking are synergistic.