[JasonCarr]

This does it. There is no end to the ways Radon can kill.

“As an inert gas, radon has a low solubility in body fluids which lead to a uniform distribution of the gas throughout the body”

This I knew, but it was put well , it doesn’t stop at one blast of radiation :

“Once the radioactive decay products are inhaled into the lung, they undergo further radioactive decay, releasing small bursts of energy in the form of alpha particles that can either cause DNA breaks or create free radicals.”

I read this study, but missed this conclusion in it :

“The most elaborate case-control epidemiologic radon study performed by R. William Field and colleagues demonstrated a 50% increased lung cancer risk with prolonged radon exposure at the EPA’s action level of 4 pCi/L. “

“It is unknown whether radon causes other types of cancer, but recent studies suggest a need for further studies to assess the relationship between radon and leukemia. “

Found a Cornell University presentation that says that granite countertops adds to the Radon exposure, a little, but since little is known about the numerous types of granite, who knows for sure. Bottom of page three on the right.

Now there are 33 know Isotops of Radon, up from 20 a few minutes ago.

Ah, Actinon constitutes 0.7% of Radon.

Uh, oh, 100,00 to 200,000 Bq/ per cubic meter of granite in Sweden.

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