RADON RISK IF YOU SMOKE
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Radon Level |
If 1,000 people who smoked were exposed to this level over a lifetime … |
The risk of cancer from radon exposure compares to … |
WHAT TO DO: |
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20 pCi/l |
About 135 people could get lung cancer |
100 times the risk of drowning |
Fix your home |
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10 pCi/l |
About 71 people could get lung cancer |
100 times the risk of dying in a home fire |
Fix your home |
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8 pCi/l |
About 57 people could get lung cancer |
Fix your home |
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4 pCi/l |
About 29 people could get lung cancer |
100 times the risk of dying in a car crash |
Consider fixing your home |
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2 pCi/l |
About 15 people could get lung cancer |
2 times the risk of dying in a car crash |
Consider fixing your home |
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1.3 pCi/l |
About 9 people could get lung cancer |
Average indoor radon level |
Reducing radon levels below 2 pCi/l is difficult |
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0.4 pCi/l |
About 3 people could get lung cancer |
Average outdoor radon level |
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 |
If 1,000 people who never smoked were exposed to this level over a lifetime … |
The risk of cancer from radon exposure compares to … |
WHAT TO DO: |
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20 pCi/l |
About 8 people could get lung cancer |
The risk of being killed in a violent crime |
Fix your home |
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10 pCi/l |
About 4 people could get lung cancer |
Fix your home |
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8 pCi/l |
About 3 people could get lung cancer |
10 times the risk of dying in an airplane crash |
Fix your home |
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4 pCi/l |
About 2 people could get lung cancer |
The risk of drowning |
Consider fixing your home |
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2 pCi/l |
About 1 person could get lung cancer |
The risk of dying in a home fire |
Consider fixing your home |
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1.3 pCi/l |
Less than 1 person could get lung cancer |
Average indoor radon level |
Reducing radon levels below 2 pCi/l is difficult |
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0.4 pCi/l |
Less than 1 person could get lung cancer |
Average outdoor radon level |
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.
