Radon

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Radon Level If 1,000 people who never smoked were exposed to this level over a lifetime*...

The risk of cancer from radon exposure compares to**...

WHAT TO DO:

20 pCi/L About 36 people could get lung cancer

35 times the risk of drowning

Fix your home

10 pCi/L About 18 people could get lung cancer

20 times the risk of dying in a home fire

Fix your home

8 pCi/L About 15 people could get lung cancer

4 times the risk of dying in a fall

Fix your home

4 pCi/L About 7 people could get lung cancer

The risk of dying in a car crash

Fix your home

2 pCi/L About 4 person could get lung cancer

The risk of dying from poison

Consider fixing between 2 and 4 pCi/L

1.3 pCi/L About 2 people could get lung cancer

(Average indoor radon level)

(Reducing radon levels below2 pCi/L is difficult.)

Radon Level (pCi/L)

Odds for non-smokers* of developing lung

cancer due to radon if exposed to this level

over a lifetime

Odds for smokers* of developing lung cancer due to radon if exposed

to this level over a lifetime**

20 1 in 27 1 in 5

8 1 in 68 1 in 13

4 1 in 135 1 in 26

2 1 in 270 1 in 52

0.4 1 in 1,350 1 in 260

Mercer County

• Average Radon Level: 7.9 pCi/L Results above 4.0 pCi/L: 40.3%Results above 2.0 pCi/L: 65.8%

Self Testing

• Price: Sales price: $39.50

• The average price of such a system is around $1,200, although prices can range from $500 to $2,500, depending on characteristics of the home and the underlying soil.

• http://www.epa.gov/radon/pubs/citguide.html• http://www.radata.com