An Alberta homebuilder is taking additional steps to protect homeowners from radon gas. Invisible, odourless, tasteless and radioactive, radon gas comes from uranium in the ground and can get into ...

Radon creates no smell, smoke or immediate symptom as it enters a house through soil and foundation openings. A basement can look perfectly dry and well maintained while the radioactive gas ...

Despite the occasional public service announcement about radon gas, it's easy to ignore the hazard. That's because if you do happen to have high levels of it in your house, you won't be able to tell - ...

Radon is a toxic, odorless gas that can enter any home with ground contact. A radon mitigation system can remove dangerous levels of the gas from a home's air. Radon exposure is the leading cause of ...

Many people don’t know how to protect their homes and loved ones from the harmful effects of radon. When radon is responsible for around 21,000 lung cancer deaths each year, understanding how to ...

Concrete, brick, gypsum, stone, and other structural building materials have long been recognized as a source of radon in residential and other buildings (Ingersoll ...

Radon is an odorless, invisible radioactive gas. It's naturally released from rocks, soil and water—and it can get trapped inside homes, offices or schools. There's no known safe level of radon. There ...

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) -Testing your home for Radon gas is inexpensive and easy, and according to the Marathon County Health Department, being alert of the radioactive gas could help you reduce cancer ...

NEWARK — The Ice Age is the gift that keeps on giving in Licking County. The glaciers that moved through the area thousands of years ago are long gone, but their effects remain, visible in the ...

It took decades for the world to realize that asbestos, a miracle construction material, was slowly making people sick. Asbestos was a lesson and much of it has been ripped out of our homes. Now we ...

Divide business owner Chris Bradley performs radon testing and mitigation throughout Teller and the Pikes Peak region. (Courtesy Peak Radon) The Rocky Mountain Range is a wonder of nature, thrust into ...

One cannot see, smell or taste it, but radon may still be present in one’s home. Radon is naturally occurring, comes from the ground and can accumulate in one’s house. The Nevada Cooperative Extension ...