Posted on 02/04/2024 12:02:05 PM PST by DallasBiff
ALBANY, N.Y. (WTEN) — Officials are urging homeowners to test for radon, a natural radioactive gas that can lead to health risks if left unchecked.
According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, studies have shown that radon is a carcinogen that can lead to lung cancer
“Radon is known as a silent killer because you can’t see, taste, or smell it in the home, but the good news is there’s an easy way to test for it,” State Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald said. “Testing for radon should be done in the home, as well as in businesses, schools, and other buildings, so when radon is detected steps can be taken to mitigate exposure to this serious health risk.”
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Classical Gas, much better.
Radon: another way for the government and their agents to exert fantastic pressure on home sellers and buyers using invisible means.
Want a home that was worth $4 million before a Radon test, and is now worth almost nothing because you are a few parts per BILLION over the “Radon” limit? Vote Democrat.
Thanks for posting. Radon is on my list of things I need to check. I keep forgetting about it.
Yup. Another Democrat oldie but moldy. This is the second time in a few days I’ve seen a radon article, so the word must have gone out to their propagandists to fire up the presses. I wonder if aerosol sprays destroying the ozone layer is next on the agenda.
RADON AGAIN? I remember when I bought this old house in 1989. My brother-in-law, who along with his mother latched onto every fad fear that came along, got that scared look in his eye and asked...”Are you going to have it tested for Radon?”
My simple answer was “NO!”
This was also when the news men were hyping the fear of electric magnetic fields of force around electric lines in your home.
Before spending money on a radon test, check the maps. A lot of people live is areas with little to know radon danger.
The message here is to rid of radon, because the government doesn't like competition.
A new generation that knew not Radon.
And using both the media and government to push a product -- the good, old radon detector.
A more general observation. The same architecture -- using media and government -- has been employed to push mRNA products, electric vehicles from cars to buses to rail, the call for tax increases of all kinds, and of course war.
And it's all M A R K E T I N G.
Yes. Thanks. I’ve already done that. The state nos are obviously averages so one should consider that. I also spend lots of time in my basement so there’s that.
Test kits are $16. If anyone is interested.
Who has stock in the new and improved radon detectors?
Good one. May I use it?
LOL! I wouldn't be surprised if the democrats come up with a new "dangerous and odorless" gas called "trumpradon" which makes one question AOC and other democrats.
It makes sense to test for radon here in Kentucky, where the clay soil can hold radioactive atoms. But when I lived in Florida, I was told to test for radon there, too. Florida’s sandy soil means both basements and radon are far less common.
Yes radon is a real risk in some parts of the country and if I lived in one of those areas, depending on specific home construction, I would test for it.
I recall reading in the Politically Incorrect Guide to Science that those areas with the highest concentration of Radon have the lowest lung cancer rates.
It’s called ‘hormesis’ as I’m sure most on this thread know. It’s a low-level constant stimulus of the immune system, that very same immune system that fights cancer and that same immune system that no longer exists in those who are vaxxed.
When it comes to our ‘enlightened’ government officials, they 1) know absolutely nothing and 2) are sociopaths.
99% of Florida houses do not have basements.
I used the money to buy a pet rock instead.
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