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Radon is a colorless and odorless gas that is known to cause cancer. In 1988, the House Senate passed the Indoor Radon Abatement Act of 1988 to help establish guidelines for radon levels indoors. States were given $3 million dollars for three years to conduct radon surveys and help non-residential day cares identify if radon was present. All federal buildings were also studies. Many people who never smoked are diagnosed with lung cancer and many doctors have stated that radon in the home could have been the cause. Many homes have radon tests performed to see if the gas is present in their home. Those studies were helpful for indoor businesses but since radon occurs naturally, many workers who were exposed to radon did not benefit. Miners, particularly those that are involved with uranium, are often exposed to radon. Miners are exposed to several carcinogens and the extent that radon plays in lung cancer among miners is not known.

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  • An estimated 20,000 lung cancer deaths are caused each year by radon, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Surgeon General's Office.
  • Almost one in three homes checked in seven states and on three Indian lands had screening levels over the EPA's recommended action level for radon exposure, according to figures from the EPA.

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