Radon Level |
If 1,000 people who smoked were exposed to this level over a lifetime … |
The risk of cancer from radon exposure compares to … |
WHAT TO DO:
Stop smoking and … |
20 pCi/l |
About 135 people could get lung cancer |
100 times the risk of drowning |
Fix your home |
10 pCi/l |
About 71 people could get lung cancer |
100 times the risk of dying in a home fire |
Fix your home |
8 pCi/l |
About 57 people could get lung cancer |
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Fix your home |
4 pCi/l |
About 29 people could get lung cancer |
100 times the risk of dying in a car crash |
Consider fixing your home |
2 pCi/l |
About 15 people could get lung cancer |
2 times the risk of dying in a car crash |
Consider fixing your home |
1.3 pCi/l |
About 9 people could get lung cancer |
Average indoor radon level |
Reducing radon levels below 2 pCi/l is difficult |
0.4 pCi/l |
About 3 people could get lung cancer |
Average outdoor radon level |
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