How is it that in Utah, with the lowest rate of smoking in the nation, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the state?
The answer could be radon, a naturally occurring radioactive gas that has become known as a slow “silent killer” because it is tasteless, odorless, and invisible to the naked eye.
Homes tested for radon that exceed four picocuries are unsafe for humans; picocuries are a trillionth of a curie, the unit used to measure radiation. The average radon level of tested homes in Utah is 5.3 picocuries.
One in three Utah homes tested have dangerous levels of radon. The highest recorded radon level in Utah is a home in Beaver at 664.
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