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Radon

Home Buyer's and Seller's Guide to Radon

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This guide answers important questions about radon and lung cancer risk. It also answers questions about testing and fixing for anyone buying or selling a home. (Revised March 2018)

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Home Buyer's and Seller's Guide to Radon (PDF)(39 pp, 2 MB, March 15, 2018, EPA 402/K-13/002)