Who should be most concerned about radon levels?
• Smokers (have eight to ten times the risk from radon as non smokers) should keep their radon exposure as low as possible. • Families (with young children) need to be concerned about the length of time being exposed to dangerous radon levels. • Families with a history of cancer should be more concerned about radon. • Anyone who lives in a basement apartment. • People who have never tested their home for radon. Back to FAQ’s Radon Risk If You Smoke (Chart from EPA publication- A Citizen’s Gluide To Radon) Radon LevelIf 1,000 people who smoked were exposed to this level over a lifetime*…The risk of cancer from radon exposure compares to**…WHAT TO DO: Stop smoking and… 20 pCi/L About 260 people could get lung cancer 250 times the risk of drowning Fix your home 10 pCi/L About 150 people could get lung cancer 200 times the risk of dying in a home fire Fix your home 8 pCi/L About 120 people could get lung cancer 30 times the risk of dying in a fall Fix your home 4 pCi/L About 62 peopl
