I think the question can be answered simply. Check out this piece from a
blog that Gloria Linnertz wrote. If you don't know who she is, she is
active trying to educate people about radon, and her husband died of
radon-induced lung cancer. Here's the link, and here's a blurb that says
a lot:
http://host.madison.com/ct/news/opinion/column/article_e838419a-15bd-54fa-aaa2-bfe89926c8de.html
For 27 years my husband worked and exercised every day, followed a
low-fat, low-cholesterol diet, and didn’t smoke. We had smoke detectors,
carbon monoxide detectors and fire extinguishers in our
home; and we didn’t burn candles. Joe lived only six weeks after his
diagnosis of lung cancer that had spread to his liver and bones. We had
been living with a radon level of 17.6 picocuries per liter of air in
our home for 18 years.
The radon page for EPA also has extensive information regarding real
estate and radon. Here's that link:
http://www.epa.gov/radon/realestate.html
Hope this helps! --Jani
Jani Palmer | Indoor Environments Division, USEPA |
P: 202.343.9921| E: palmer.janise@epa.gov
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