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And that's exactly the problem with radon exposure. It is a radioactive source, and it's airborne and hard to defend against. You can't see it, feel it or smell it. It enters the body through respiration and sometimes ends up staying around - and decaying inside a person. An individual so exposed experiences localized radiation damage to tissues. And radiation is a good cause of cancer. Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer, and the 6th leading cause of cancer in the U.S. overall. Symptoms of radon exposure in the levels to which it is present in structures are not directly observable. That makes it very important to test and to apply an effective mitigating stategy ASAP if a problem is discovered. Don't institute any half measures on this one. It's important. Radiation is like sun burn - except the consequences are more dire. How much can you handle without major problems? The best idea is to expose yourself to none and then not have to worry about it. As stated, you can not see, smell or feel radon gas. You cannot sense it at all. It is a radioactive gas that causes damage to our cells deep within the lungs. Unlike carbon monoxide gas that has defined symptoms from increasing amounts of exposure, which are similar to the flu, radon gas exposure has none. Symptoms only show up with the onset of lung cancer, which is the only known health malady that radon gas causes. So instead of looking for symptoms to occur it is best to test your home.
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∙ 15y agoRadon can cause lung cancer. About 10% of the lung cancer cases in USA are attributed to radon.
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∙ 12y agoLung Cancer for miners.
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Can radon effect a dogs reproduction system?
No, any effect
Why do you have to have a radon test done on your house in PA?
Radon is a radioactive and dangerous gas when inhaled longtime and at high concentrations. Radon can cause lung cancers.
Why is radon gas that builds up in people's houses a problem?
Radon inhalation, at high concentrations, for long periods of time can cause lung camcers.
What are two short term and long term threats to the atmosphere?
Short term threats would be smog and acid rain. Destruction of the ozone layer would be a long term effect, as would increased levels of carbon dioxide in the lower atmosphere.
Is radon 222 an indoor particle?
Radon is a gas, possible to be in buildings. Radon 222 is an isotope of radon, the most common.
Is steroids Short-term or long-term effect?
long-term
Can radon effect a dogs reproduction system?
No, any effect
Long term effect of mumps?
what are the long terms effect of mumps
Is primary socialisation a long term or short term effect?
Long term most often.
Is yellowing of the skin from smoking long or short term effect?
Long term
What term effect does an earthquakes long term or short term?
Answer: Short Term
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What is the difference between long term and short term effects?
The difference between long and short term causes are..... short term cause is the main reason for somthing being the way it is for a little while and soon people get over it. Mainly, a short term effect is how something immediately affects about something.. long term cause if somthing happens and it is very prolonging all for that one cause and is carried out for a very long time. A long term effect is an affect thatwill happen later in the future.. there is also the continuous effect, which starts and does not end until you get rid of the somthing. . so there is short term effect, long term effect and continuous term effect
What are the differents between long term aid and short term aid?
Short term aid is things like food and water that only has a short term effect and long term aid is things that have a long term effect like tools and materials.
What is the effect of rust?
The long term effect is destroying an iron object.
What is long term effect on one Ecstasy pill?
Sometimes death. Pretty long term!
What are the long term effects of world war 2?
the long TERM effect was the CoLd WaR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
