CR3 News Magazine 2023 VOL 4: SEPT -- RADON CHILDREN and SCHOOLS | Page 75

Radon Risk If You Smoke
Radon Risk If You Have Never Smoked

Radon Risk If You Smoke

from " A Citizen ' s Guide to Radon : The Guide to Protecting Yourself and Your Family From Radon "
Radon Level
If 1,000 people who smoked were exposed to this level over a lifetime *...
The risk of cancer from radon exposure compares to **...
WHAT TO DO : Stop smoking and ...
20 pCi / L
About 260 people could get lung cancer
250 times the risk of drowning
Fix your home
10 pCi / L
About 150 people could get lung cancer
200 times the risk of dying in a home fire
Fix your home
8 pCi / L
About 120 people could get lung cancer
30 times the risk of dying in a fall
Fix your home
4 pCi / L
About 62 people could get lung cancer
5 times the risk of dying in a car crash
Fix your home
2 pCi / L
About 32 people could get lung cancer
6 times the risk of dying from poison
Consider fixing between 2 and 4 pCi / L
1.3 pCi / L
About 20 people could get lung cancer
( Average indoor radon level )
( Reducing radon
0.4 pCi / L
About 3 people could get lung cancer
( Average outdoor radon level )
levels below 2 pCi / L is difficult .)
Note : If you are a former smoker , your risk may be lower . * Lifetime risk of lung cancer deaths from EPA Assessment of Risks from Radon in Homes ( EPA 402-R-03-003 ). ** Comparison data calculated using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ' s 1999-2001 National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Reports .

Radon Risk If You Have Never Smoked

Radon Level
If 1,000 people who never smoked were exposed to this level over a lifetime *...
The risk of cancer from radon exposure compares to **...
WHAT TO DO :
20 pCi / L
About 36 people could get lung cancer
35 times the risk of drowning
Fix your home
10 pCi / L
About 18 people could get lung cancer
20 times the risk of dying in a home fire
Fix your home
8 pCi / L
About 15 people could get lung cancer
4 times the risk of dying in a fall
Fix your home
4 pCi / L
About 7 people could get lung cancer
The risk of dying in a car crash
Fix your home
2 pCi / L
About 4 person could get lung cancer
The risk of dying from poison
Consider fixing between 2 and
4 pCi / L
1.3 pCi / L
About 2 people could get lung cancer
( Average indoor radon level )
( Reducing radon levels below
0.4 pCi / L
( Average outdoor radon level )
2 pCi / L is difficult .)
Note : If you are a former smoker , your risk may be higher . * Lifetime risk of lung cancer deaths from EPA Assessment of Risks from Radon in Homes ( EPA 402-R-03-003 ). ** Comparison data calculated using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ' s 1999-2001 National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Reports .
https :// www . epa . gov / radon / health‐risk‐radon