Indoor Radiation, Environmental Radiation

Radon (chemical symbol Rn) is a naturally occurring radioactive gas found in soils, rock, and water. Most of the public's exposure to natural radiation comes from radon which can be found in homes, schools, and office buildings. Radon decay products may attach to particulates and aerosols in the air we breathe (for example, cooking oil vapors). Radon causes lung cancer, and is a threat to health because it tends to collect in homes, sometimes to very high concentrations.

Saturday, August 16, 2014

Indoor Radiation, Environmental Radiation: Radon is a Cancer-causing, Radioactive Gas

Indoor Radiation, Environmental Radiation: Radon is a Cancer-causing, Radioactive Gas: How does radon change in the environment? Radon can move easily through rock and soil and arrive at the surface. The half-life of ra...

Indoor Radiation, Environmental Radiation

Saturday, August 16, 2014

Indoor Radiation, Environmental Radiation: Radon is a Cancer-causing, Radioactive Gas

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