Moved into new (to us, built in 1980) house 2 years ago. Installed an Airthings radon meter a year ago. Levels get up to 400 Bq/m3 when all the windows are closed. Finally had a radon mitigation system installed. Will hopefully get to much safer level below 100 Bq/m3.

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    It comes out of the ground. It's more prevalent in certain areas. It accumulates in basements and crawl spaces and can cause lung cancer from long term exposure.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    So people willingly go and live in places where deadly gas just seeps out of the ground?

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  • [–] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    You don't live on a thin crust of a planet of molten stone?

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