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Radon
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Introduction
  
 
The NWBSN’s TEPO is providing the following information for a brief overview of Radon facts:
  
 
 
 

EPA estimates that radon causes thousands of cancer deaths in the U.S. each year.


* Radon is estimated to cause about 21,000 lung cancer deaths per year, according to EPA's 2003 Assessment of Risks from Radon in Homes (EPA 402-R-03-003). The numbers of deaths from other causes are taken from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's 1999-2001 National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Report and 2002 National Safety Council Reports.

 
 
Radon, formed by the natural radioactive decay of uranium, is the second leading cause of lung cancer.
  
 
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707 N. Main Street
Brigham City, UT 84302
Phone: 800-310-8241
Local: 435.734.2286 | Fax: 435.734.0424
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427 N. Main, St. Ste. 101
Pocatello, ID 83204
Phone: 888-716-5712
Local: 208.478.5712 | Fax: 208.478.5713
  
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