David Garrett did not know what radon was until a friend at the health department suggested that he pick up a free radon testing kit. "I hung it up right away," the Springfield Twp. resident said, adding that he was shocked when he received the...[Read More]
Date Published: 09/27/2007
WXYZ) - According to the Environmental Protection Agency, thousands of cancer deaths each year are caused by radon gas. There are steps we can take to protect ourselves and our families… but too few of us are taking the action that's needed. When we...[Read More]
Date Published: 10/08/2009
The Oakland County Health Division is educating the public about the dangers of exposure and ways to reduce it in homes during January for National Radon Action...[Read More]
Date Published: 12/24/2008
Misti L. Frenzke had an unwanted visitor hidden in the basement of her former Frankenmuth Township home. She never would have spotted the invader -- radon, an invisible and odorless naturally occurring gas -- without the help of a $10 detector. The...[Read More]
Date Published: 05/27/2007