"You can find the average radon concentration in your zip code on the website," Kumar said.
Xu, a health geographer who previously studied obesity, installed a radon mitigation system after testing her home with a $10 kit.
"Shale is not in Toledo, but radon can get into homes because of uranium concentration in the soil, unrelated to fracking," Xu said. "My 2-year-old son likes to play in the basement, but radon concentration is higher in the basement. I did not hesitate even though the system cost around $1,000."
The data in the study are from self-reported devices and not distributed equally throughout Ohio.
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Journal Reference
Yanqing Xu, Mounika Sajja, Ashok Kumar. Impact of the Hydraulic Fracturing on Indoor Radon Concentrations in Ohio: A Multilevel Modeling Approach. Frontiers in Public Health, 2019; 7 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2019.00076
University of Toledo. "Fracking linked to higher radon levels in Ohio homes." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 18 June 2019. <www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190618083347.htm>.
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