January is ideal time to test home for radon, health officials say

About 1 in 3 Minnesota homes have potentially harmful levels of radon gas,second leading cause of lung cancer in U.S.

Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S., and nearly one in three Minnesota homes contain potentially harmful levels of the tasteless, odorless gas that occurs naturally in rock and soils. The only way to know for sure if your home has it is to test for it, say Minnesota health officials, and January is an ideal time to do it. Read the entire news release.

http://www.health.state.mn.us/news/pressrel/radon011108.html 

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