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National Radon Month



Spencer, IA (KICD)--January is National Radon Month.

Tammy McKeever with Clay County Environmental Health tells KICD News that radon occurs naturally in the soil and eventually becomes an invisible gas that you cannot taste or smell.

McKeever says radon is the leading cause of lung cancer deaths among nonsmokers in America and claims the lives of about 20,000 Americans each year. Lung cancer is the only deterrent caused by radon and smokers have four times the chance of getting lung cancer if exposed to high levels of radon.

During the month of January Clay County Environmental Health has 50 free radon testing kits available on a first come first serve basis.

 
Once the testing is complete you mail out the kits and receive the results from a radon testing lab. Call Clay County Environmental Health at 712-262-8165 or stop by their office at the Clay County Administration building to get a testing kit or for more information. McKeever advises every house to be tested at least once.

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