Cause of High Radon Levels - Radon is an odorless, invisible, radioactive gas that rises from decaying uranium in the ground into the air we breathe. The decay process of uranium is very slow, which means the production of radon gas in soil is constant and won’t stop in any of our lifetimes. When radon […]
KSLTV.com Article by Ladd Egan SALT LAKE CITY —Lehi – Radon Cancer - A Utah woman is warning others about the danger of radon after she received a stage 4 cancer diagnosis for non-smoking lung cancer. “The oncologist explained that it had metastasized,” Lehi resident Kerri Robbins said. “So it had gone from my lungs […]
Source: Deseret News, The Radioactive Killer, by Sara Israelsen-Hartley, Jan, 29, 2020 SALT LAKE CITY — The Radioactive Killer - It’s a warm November afternoon in Cottonwood Heights, a suburb of Salt Lake City, and the leaves are piling up in Dustin and Emily Wallis’ backyard, but Dustin isn’t raking. There’s no time for that, […]
Credit: Dangerous Radon Levels - Article from the Salt Lake Tribune, dated May 20, 2022 by Brian Maffly Lurking in one of three Utah homes are dangerous radon levels, a naturally occurring gas blamed for scores of cancer deaths in Utah each year, according to a radon report submitted to the Legislature on Wednesday. Radon is Utah’s “most […]
