Purchasing a new home can be as stressful as it is exciting. While most buyers seek out homes that suit their budgets and lifestyles, the homes also need to be in good structural condition and harbor ...

Presented at the Indoor Environments Symposium, new research highlights the critical amount of radon variation in buildings for working vs. non-working hours. The time when ventilation is started ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A potentially life-threatening gas enters Minnesota homes at higher rates than other states. During Lung Cancer Awareness Month, we wanted to better understand: What is radon? How ...

Radon, a radioactive gas, is the leading cause of lung cancer among nonsmokers and is present at high levels in many Ohio homes. Radon forms from decaying metals in soil, entering homes through ...

Up to a quarter of all Americans live in areas where radon levels are above the "action level" set by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). According to a new paper in the journal ...

(NEXSTAR) — While some of the advice shared on NBC’s “The Office” is not necessarily actionable, a frequently shared sentiment from character Toby Flenderson may just be. Toby, the human resources ...

One of the key reasons why radon hasn't been talked about until more recently is because our scientific understanding of the negative effects of radon is relatively new. "Radon poses an easily ...