Up to a quarter of all Americans live in areas where radon levels are above the "action level" set by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). According to a new paper in the ...

Efforts to map radon levels to identify where communities are at most risk and require interventions have historically provided county-wide averages based on very little data. Public health ...

The bad: A map developed by the Department of Health shows how 40 percent of the state’s homes have dangerous levels of radon. In McLeod County, the rate is even higher, between 54 and 67 percent.

MDH created the new interactive county radon maps and charts using five years ... percent of Minnesota counties have high average radon levels (4 pCi/L or above). For levels of 4 pCi/L or higher ...

Did you know radon gas is the leading cause of lung cancer among non-smokers? For smokers, the risk is even higher. You can’t ...