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What is the health risk associated with radon?

April 26, 2017associated Health radon risk

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What is the health risk associated with radon?

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Inhalation of radon increases the risk of developing lung cancer. The cancer risk is associated with the alpha radiation released from radon and two of the subsequent daughter products in the decay chain, two isotopes of polonium. Risk is directly related to the concentration of radon one is exposed to and the duration of that exposure.