Can radon enter buildings in water?
Radon is easily dissolved in water and is released into the air during water use. However, water rarely contributes significantly to high indoor-radon levels. High levels of radon have never been found in Utah’s public-water supplies, but may be present in well water. If indoor-radon levels are not high, don’t be concerned with radon in water. What are the health risks of radon? Radon decays into radioactive particles that can be trapped in the lungs when inhaled. These particles release small bursts of energy that damage lung tissue and may lead to lung cancer. Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States. Only smoking causes more lung-cancer deaths, and smoking combined with radon is a particularly serious health risk. Chances of getting lung cancer are higher from the combination of smoking and radon than from either source alone. Not everyone who is exposed to radon develops the disease, but the chances increase with increasing levels of radon and length of
