CR3 News Magazine 2019 VOL 2: FEBRUARY Black History: Radon Legacy | Page 41

comprehensive geogenic radon database asking the participating countries to supply radiometric data related to radon. Nowadays, the range and distribution of indoor radon levels in other countries, such as the US, have been quantified and scientifically measured by national surveys.

Don’t worry. You can still rent a house for your holidays even abroad. The risk from radon is on the basis of a lifetime spent in the same house. Some experts argue that small doses of radiation may even be good for us, stimulating our immune defences. But if they invite you to try, politely decline: “I am trying to give up smoking. Radon, at least”.

Eusebio Loria

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How much time a person has to be exposed to radon to develop lung cancer?

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