RADON RISK IF YOU SMOKE
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Radon Level
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If 1,000 people who smoked were exposed to this level over a lifetime …
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The risk of cancer from radon exposure compares to …
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WHAT TO DO:
Stop smoking and …
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20 pCi/l
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About 135 people could get lung cancer
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100 times the risk of drowning
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Fix your home
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10 pCi/l
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About 71 people could get lung cancer
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100 times the risk of dying in a home fire
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Fix your home
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8 pCi/l
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About 57 people could get lung cancer
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Fix your home
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4 pCi/l
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About 29 people could get lung cancer
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100 times the risk of dying in a car crash
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Consider fixing your home
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2 pCi/l
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About 15 people could get lung cancer
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2 times the risk of dying in a car crash
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Consider fixing your home
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1.3 pCi/l
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About 9 people could get lung cancer
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Average indoor radon level
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Reducing radon levels below 2 pCi/l is difficult
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0.4 pCi/l
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About 3 people could get lung cancer
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Average outdoor radon level
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Note: If you are a former smoker, your risk may be lower.
RADON RISK IF YOU HAVE NEVER SMOKED
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Radon Level
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If 1,000 people who never smoked were exposed to this level over a lifetime …
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The risk of cancer from radon exposure compares to …
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WHAT TO DO:
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20 pCi/l
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About 8 people could get lung cancer
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The risk of being killed in a violent crime
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Fix your home
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10 pCi/l
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About 4 people could get lung cancer
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Fix your home
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8 pCi/l
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About 3 people could get lung cancer
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10 times the risk of dying in an airplane crash
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Fix your home
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4 pCi/l
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About 2 people could get lung cancer
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The risk of drowning
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Consider fixing your home
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2 pCi/l
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About 1 person could get lung cancer
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The risk of dying in a home fire
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Consider fixing your home
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1.3 pCi/l
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Less than 1 person could get lung cancer
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Average indoor radon level
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Reducing radon levels below 2 pCi/l is difficult
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0.4 pCi/l
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Less than 1 person could get lung cancer
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Average outdoor radon level
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Note: If you are a former smoker, your risk may be higher.
Source: “Home Buyer’s and Seller’s Guide to Radon” booklet published by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, March 1993.
