The state's new radon advisory guidelines are a 'win for consumers|!!|' says Al Michalovic|!!| president of the NH Association of Realtors. The NH Association of Realtors and the state Department of ...

Oct. 9—In Dr. Ned Ketyer's opinion, there is no doubt that schools should test for radon — and test regularly. "The way radon works when it gets in the body is it damages DNA, and so that's why radon ...

State health authorities, already years behind schedule, should be forced this year to set a safe limit on the amount of cancer-causing radon found in well water supplies, say citizens’ groups, two ...

But without specific guidelines on how to construct radon-proof homes, builders are left in a quandary. The cost of insulating homes from radon goes against their primary concern – keeping ...

With radon-caused lung cancer deaths averaging 20,000 per year, the Health Physics Society asks the public to consider taking action even at measured levels below current guidelines. Radon is a ...

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Schools understandably complain often about the burdens of government regulation, but their response to concerns about the dangers of radon exposure provides a vivid example of why mandates are ...

Look both ways before you cross the street. Tell a teacher if someone bullies you. Sit quietly while you ride the bus. There's a long list of warnings out there to help kids protect themselves from ...

Canada needs to tighten its radon exposure guidelines dramatically and should cut by 75 per cent the amount of the deadly radioactive gas considered safe in homes and schools, says an advisory panel ...

Health Canada has proposedstronger standards for radon levels in indoor air to reduce the risk of health hazards such as lung cancer. Radon is a colourless, odourless, radioactive gas that can ...

A recent study out of the University of Calgary estimates that more than 10 million Canadians are being exposed to high levels of radon, an odourless, tasteless radioactive gas that is the second ...