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Radon is a cancer causing gas which enters your home through cracks in your soil or slab. Contrary to what you have heard about Radon.Radon is everywhere. East Tennessee has one the highest levels on Radon in the US. According to EPA 21,000 deaths are linked to Radon exposure each year. Homes with Radon levels of 4 pic/l or higher are recommended by the EPA to be mitigated. The first thing you should do to protect your family from exposures to Radon is have your home tested by a Certified Radon Measuring Professional to determine your exposure. Top to Bottom Home Inspection should be your first to call. Trust only trained mitigators and measuring professionals
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         RADON RISKS and Health Affects
Radon Testing is Encouraged for All Homes in the U.S. While only about 8% of the homes in the U.S. have radon levels in living areas above the EPA action level of 4 pCi/L, these homes cannot be found without checking all homes. AARST recommends testing of homes, schools, public, and commercial buildings in high radon areas as the first priority. However, since high radon levels have been reported in all areas of the U.S. by radon testing companies, the second priority is to encourage testing of all homes. This could be done over time as part of routine inspections for real estate transactions. Radon testing of 90 days or longer under normal living conditions will provide the best indication of average radon levels as a basis for action.

Cigarette Smokers have a 15 to 20 Times Greater Risk from Radon Exposures Than Non-Smokers  At 4 pCi/L smokers have an individual risk of about 30 per 1000 exposed, while never smokers have a risk of about 2 per 1000 exposed. Since smokers have a much greater risk from radon, they can also gain more by reducing their radon exposures. However, since most lung cancers are due to smoking, smokers can best reduce their lung cancer risk by stopping smoking. Because of the predominant influence of cigarette smoking and environmental tobacco smoke on lung cancer, we may never be able to identify individuals with lung cancer due to radon alone.
      Iowa Residential Radon Lung Cancer Study
American Journal of Epidemiology, 151(11): 1091-1102,(2000)
“University of Iowa Study Finds Residential Radon Exposure Poses a Significant Lung Cancer Risk”

This is a five-year study for which data collection began in 1993. Over 1000 Iowa women took part in the study. Four hundred and thirteen of the participants were women who had developed lung cancer; the remaining 614 participants were controls who did not have lung cancer. The study was limited to women, because they historically tend to spend more time at home and they have less occupational exposure to other lung carcinogens.
Researchers found excess risks to be 50% higher for exposures that are roughly equivalent to 15-years spent at an average radon exposure of 4 pCi/L. The results suggest that residential radon exposure is a significant risk factor for lung cancer.

The IRLCS risk estimates are in general agreement with the National Research Council's predicted cancer risk associated with indoor radon exposure. Overall, the risk estimates obtained in this study suggest that cumulative radon exposure in the residential environment is significantly associated with lung cancer risk.