Measuring radon with testing kits that sit in a house for just a few days can yield misleadingly low values in summer, a new study finds.
Alabama maintains a statewide database of 36,000 domestic measurements of radon, a radioactive gas emitted by rocks in soil. Although these data revealed some geographical hot spots, radon readings in such areas were often unexpectedly low if testing had occurred in summer.
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