Indeed, radon tests around South Florida have found potentially harmful levels of radon dotting the tri-county map, levels that regulators say should provoke changes to homes to reverse the condition.

Central Florida has hot spots, where radon often exceeds the EPA action level of 4.0 picocuries per liter or higher. At that level, scientists recommend limiting exposure and ventilating buildings.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Only nine counties in the state of Florida are at a moderate risk of radon poisoning. The rest of the state has a “low potential” for radon levels to be dangerous in ...

The Sun is to be commended for printing a dissenting take on the current radon scare, as written by Greg Bruno on May 8. Much has been published about this scary gas, and many people have been frig… ...

Anyone with a Florida address can receive a free radon test kit, while supplies last. All you have to do is print, fill out and email the coupon provided by the DOH to [email protected] .

ANSWER: Radon gas is found in many homes. Approximately one in 15 homes has higher-than-optimal levels of radon gas, which is produced by breakdown of naturally occurring uranium in the soil. It is ...

Map from the paper showing the spatial distributions of predicted radon concentrations at screening floor in winter. L. Li, B.A. Coull, C.L. Zilli Vieira, P. Koutrakis, High-resolution national ...

Editor's note: Click or tap here to scroll and see a database of radon tests in schools across Florida ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- It's colorless, odorless, tasteless. According to the Centers for ...

Mitigation can reduce the level of radon by 99%, and the type of mitigation varies on the type of home. It would be prudent to recheck in about two years to be sure the mitigation is still working.