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Radon event at Incline Library

In partnership with the US EPA's national campaign to raise awareness about radon, the UNCE's Radon Education Program has free radon test kits...[Read More]

Date Published: 01/16/2009


Tests show one in three Incline/Crystal Bay homes may have high radon levels

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — Recent test results show that one in three Incline Village and Crystal Bay homes could have elevated levels of the cancer-causing gas radon. As of June 30, the 182 tests done in Incline Village/Crystal Bay showed elevated radon...[Read More]

Date Published: 10/14/2009


High Radon Levels at Zephyr Cove Elementary

Zephyr Cove Elementary School has had a long history of higher-than-normal Radon levels. Since the late 1980's, the school has had to revisit the problem, time and time again. At the request of parents late last year, the school district once again...[Read More]

Date Published: 09/27/2007


Study: CT scans raise cancer risk

The average American's total radiation exposure has nearly doubled since 1980, largely because of CT scans. Medical radiation now accounts for more than half of the population's total exposure; it used to be just one-sixth, and the top source was the...[Read More]

Date Published: 12/01/2007