Radon
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Radon is an odorless, colorless gas that kills nearly 21,000 people annually, including over 800 deaths in Georgia each year. Every January, the University of Georgia Radon Program urges Georgians to test for the presence of radon gas in their homes. People who order a test kit online before February 14, 2023, receive a $5…
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Radon is an odorless, colorless gas that causes around 800 deaths in Georgia each year. Every January, the UGA Radon Program urges Georgians to test for the presence of radon gas in their homes. As part of COVID-19 pandemic safety measures, many of us are spending more time at home. This makes it even more…
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Earlier this month, on a property just outside the Cumming city limits, a private well used for household drinking water tested positive for radon. Radon is a radioactive gas that forms naturally when geologic deposits of uranium and radium decay. The odorless, colorless, and tasteless gas can be released from underground rocks like granite.
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