Event Category
Media Activities
Event Description
Simple Radon Test Can Protect Your Health; New Yorkers Urged to Test for Radon
(New York, N.Y.) What is odorless, colorless and could be a serious health problem that may be right under your nose? The answer is radon. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wants you to know that radon is a naturally-occurring gas that could be seeping into your home right now. Although testing for radon is easy and inexpensive, only one in five homeowners has actually tested his or her home for radon. That figure is too low given that, each year, over 20,000 people die from lung cancer caused by exposure to radon; it is the leading cause of lung cancer deaths in non-smokers. ........
(New York, N.Y.) What is odorless, colorless and could be a serious health problem that may be right under your nose? The answer is radon. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wants you to know that radon is a naturally-occurring gas that could be seeping into your home right now. Although testing for radon is easy and inexpensive, only one in five homeowners has actually tested his or her home for radon. That figure is too low given that, each year, over 20,000 people die from lung cancer caused by exposure to radon; it is the leading cause of lung cancer deaths in non-smokers. ........
Contact Name
Elias Rodriguez
Contact Organization
EPA Region 2 - PAD
Contact E-mail
rodriguez.elias@epa.gov
Contact Phone
212-637-3664
Event Placement
Upcoming Event
Locations
NY, 10007
New York 10007
United States
Locations Lat Lan
40.713649, -73.991287