by I haven't checked my area yet, but I have my bedroom window open at night, plus I open the roof hatch as this lets a nice breeze through, as I like the cold air to be able to sleep, so I think I'm okay. Random gas at concentrations found in some British and American homes is more cancerous than asbestos. Radon is a radioactive, odourless, colourless gas that is naturally present throughout most of the UK and in several other countries across the globe. It is emitted in varying quantities or concentrations fro1m radioactive elements, for example Uranium, that are naturally present in rocks and soilsFollowing more detailed research undertaken in the UK during the 1970s and 1980s, it was recognised that concentrations of Radon in residential dwellings and other buildings could reach
Topics:
Mike Norman considers the following as important:
This could be interesting, too:
New Economics Foundation writes Is the Labour government delivering on its promises?
John Quiggin writes Dispensing with the US-centric financial system
New Economics Foundation writes Whose growth is it anyway?
Matias Vernengo writes What is heterodox economics?
I haven't checked my area yet, but I have my bedroom window open at night, plus I open the roof hatch as this lets a nice breeze through, as I like the cold air to be able to sleep, so I think I'm okay. Random gas at concentrations found in some British and American homes is more cancerous than asbestos.
Radon is a radioactive, odourless, colourless gas that is naturally present throughout most of the UK and in several other countries across the globe. It is emitted in varying quantities or concentrations fro1m radioactive elements, for example Uranium, that are naturally present in rocks and soils
Following more detailed research undertaken in the UK during the 1970s and 1980s, it was recognised that concentrations of Radon in residential dwellings and other buildings could reach concentrations of a sufficiently high level to present a material risk of lung cancer.Concentration levels of Radon are measured in Becquerels per cubic metre (Bq/m3). In the UK, the action level is 200 Bq/m3. This represents the recommended limit for the activity concentration of Radon in UK homes. At that level, the lifetime risk of a non-smoker developing lung cancer is less than 1 in 200, but increases to 1 in 7 for a current smoker. Similarly, the lifetime risk increases significantly to 1 in 100 and 1 in 3 respectively, when indoor levels increase to 800 Bq/m3.
Keith Hardy - The hidden killer in your home – and how to avoid it