Valnao@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agoTIL that Radon is a radioactive substance which can cause cancer. Colorado is full of radon. The average level of radon in Colorado homes is 6.4 pCi/L, which is equivalent to 200 chest X-rays a yeartheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1313arrow-down13
arrow-up1310arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Radon is a radioactive substance which can cause cancer. Colorado is full of radon. The average level of radon in Colorado homes is 6.4 pCi/L, which is equivalent to 200 chest X-rays a yeartheconversation.comValnao@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agomessage-square36fedilink
minus-squarehector@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 days agoAlso, granite countertops and such can leak radon. As there is Uranium in some granite, which is a mix of stone and aluminum and silica and other stuff like uranium.
Also, granite countertops and such can leak radon. As there is Uranium in some granite, which is a mix of stone and aluminum and silica and other stuff like uranium.