Radon is the leading environmental cause of cancer deaths in the United States, and the leading cause of lung cancer among non-smokers. It occurs naturally in Minnesota soils and is an odorless, colorless and tasteless radioactive gas. More than 21,000 lung cancer deaths are attributed to radon each year in the U.S.
Radon Action Month Spurs Changes
According to the Minnesota Department of Health, the number of homes being mitigated for radon has more than doubled in two years.
