Date Published: 01/09/2020 [Source]
January is National Radon Action Month, and San Juan Basin Public Health will hold free radon testing workshops and provide free radon kits to participants.
About half of Colorado homes have radon gas levels that exceed the Environmental Protection Agency's action level. In Colorado, radon is estimated to cause 500 lung cancer deaths each year.
Radon gas has no odor or taste, is not visible and occurs naturally in the soil. Radon enters homes and buildings through small openings. The U.S. Surgeon General lists radon exposure as the second leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S.