Date Published: 02/27/2007 [Source]
Radon, a radioactive, odorless, tasteless gas produced during the natural decay of uranium, is the second leading cause of lung cancer after smoking, and the primary cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers. Pitkin County, and much of Colorado, is in the Environmental Protection Agency's "highest potential" category for dangerous radon build-up in homes, according to the Colorado Department of Health and the Environment.