Risk maps for the cancer-causing gas radon can encourage people to test their homes for the substance, but only if homeowners live in known, higher-risk areas, new University of Oregon research finds.

SEATTLE - Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that comes from some dirt and rock. It's a problem across much of the country and people who breathe radon gas coming up from basements and ...

Researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health have assembled a national database with millions of multi-day indoor radon measurements from 2001 to 2021. Findings reveal that nearly 25% of ...

The Oregon Health Authority’s Public Health Division said Friday it has developed maps that show where high levels of radon can be found around the state. The OHA’s Radon Program recently collected ...

Radon gas in homes is a health risk. Santa Fe County, like Bernalillo and many others, shows up on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s radon maps as a Zone 1 county. That means homes can have a ...

Every home should be tested,” said Michael Walther, a longtime radon professional who has worked with the federal agency ...