What are the health hazards of being exposed to radon gas?

A single risk model also permitted the Agency to calculate a numerical estimate of the risk per unit exposure [lung cancer deaths per working level month (WLM)] which will be used to update estimated lung cancer risks from radon in various publications, including A Citizen's Guide to Radon. read more

Public Summary: The Health Effects of Exposure to Indoor Radon. Radon is a naturally occurring gas that seeps out of rocks and soil. Radon comes from uranium that has been in the ground since the time the earth was formed, and the rate of radon seepage is very variable, partly because the amounts of uranium in the soil vary considerably. read more

Health risks in children. While radon presents the aforementioned risks in adults, exposure in children leads to a unique set of health hazards that are still being researched. read more