Radon is the second-leading cause of lung cancer in our country, and experts say it's also a problem in the La Crosse area. Earlier this year, health officials began testing homes for radon in the La Crosse area. The test results are back on more...[Read More]
Date Published: 03/22/2007
An estimated 20% of homes in La Cross county have elevated levels of radon, which is the leading cause of lung cancer deaths in nonsmokers in the US. The La Cross County Health department is working with Gundersen Lutheran to raise awareness and to...[Read More]
Date Published: 01/07/2009
In January, the La Crosse County libraries in Bangor, Campbell, Holmen, Onalaska and West Salem began assisting the La Crosse County Health Department with the sale of short-term home radon testing kits. Who knew it would be such a phenomenon? In...[Read More]
Date Published: 03/15/2007
The La Crosse County Health Department once again is offering radon test kits to anyone interested in checking the radon level in their...[Read More]
Date Published: 05/30/2008
The La Crosse County Health Department has made available radon test kits for $10 at 300 Fourth St. N. as well as all La Crosse County Library locations and Monroe County Health Department, 315 W. Oak St., Sparta. During the past five years, radon...[Read More]
Date Published: 01/27/2020
More than half of the homes tested for radon earlier this year had levels above the recommended limits, a result one county health official Monday called "quite shocking." Test results from 258 homes showed 55 percent contained radon above the...[Read More]
Date Published: 03/20/2007
The La Crosse County Health Department once again is offering radon test kits to anyone interested in checking the radon level in their...[Read More]
Date Published: 04/14/2008
The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse announced Thursday six honorees of distinguished alumni awards. James Burkhardt, '68, Bachelors in Physics and Math. Internationally recognized for his work in radon science and the development of radon testing...[Read More]
Date Published: 02/27/2020
Discounted test kits are available as part of a radon awareness program by the La Cross county Health Department and Gundersen...[Read More]
Date Published: 01/15/2009
The results are in. LaCrosse county has a lot of homes with high radon...[Read More]
Date Published: 03/21/2007
It's the second-leading cause of lung cancer in the United States, but experts say it can be preventable. Radon can effect everyone and, with a potential side effect of lung cancer, it can be devastating. Experts estimate about 21,000 people die each...[Read More]
Date Published: 01/11/2007