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Radon

Basic Radon Facts

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The below fact sheet, updated July 2016, contains basic radon facts, including:

radon in general
radon health risks
radon testing
fixing radon problems

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Basic Radon Facts (PDF)(2 pp, 145 K, July 2016, EPA 402/F-16/002)
General information, test for radon, how to get a test kit