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... > contexts > population characteristics > demography > residence characteristics > housing > health (housing) > environmental contamination: radon

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environmental contamination: radon  

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  • Radon is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless radioactive gas produced from the decay of the element radium, itself a decay product of uranium. Because trace amounts of radium are present in most rocks and soils, radon exists nearly everywhere in the world as a soil gas and groundwater contaminant. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Housing; Environmental Contamination: Radon]

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