What is Radon? Should you worry about it?

Answer 1

radon is a gas, whose STABLE ISOTOPE wont harm you, although its radioisotopes would.

The risk of lung cancer from both radon gas and cigarette smoke is higher when the two are combined. The majority of lung cancer cases linked to radon occur in smokers, but non-smokers also appear to be at high risk of lung cancer deaths from radon each year in the United States.

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Answer 2

Wyatt Adkins

In areas with elevated radon levels, mitigation measures are advised. Radon is a radioactive gas that is naturally produced when uranium decays in soil and rock. It can enter buildings and, in high concentrations, poses health risks as a leading cause of lung cancer after smoking.

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.