An article on the Radon removal craze of the 90's and early 00's would be interesting. People paying thousands to have Radon removed from their basements. Was it necessary? Was the threat real?
Unless you completely distrust the EPA (and the consensus of the medical research as far as I can tell) then yes, it's the second biggest cause of lung cancer after smoking. Do you also doubt that smoking massively increases your risk of lung cancer? (If so, I've got this old pack of radium cigarettes I'd love to sell you!)
No. I don't dispute that smoking causes lung cancer or that Radon is a leading cause. However, there was a lot of fraud around clearing people's basements of Radon. It's that fraud that I'm talking about.
I completely misjudged the tone of the question, then! I know about legitimate radon remediation methods but had no idea there were questionable "alternative" methods to remove it. That would be interesting to learn about.
No problem. What was happening in the 90s was that companies were springing up out of nowhere, claiming expertise in addressing Radon. They would come into homes, make up fake readings, and take the owners' money. I admit that it's a bit foggy, but I remember news stories about it.
Are we sure that Radium wasn't being sold by Hammacher Schlemmer? Asking for a friend.
An article on the Radon removal craze of the 90's and early 00's would be interesting. People paying thousands to have Radon removed from their basements. Was it necessary? Was the threat real?
Unless you completely distrust the EPA (and the consensus of the medical research as far as I can tell) then yes, it's the second biggest cause of lung cancer after smoking. Do you also doubt that smoking massively increases your risk of lung cancer? (If so, I've got this old pack of radium cigarettes I'd love to sell you!)
No. I don't dispute that smoking causes lung cancer or that Radon is a leading cause. However, there was a lot of fraud around clearing people's basements of Radon. It's that fraud that I'm talking about.
I completely misjudged the tone of the question, then! I know about legitimate radon remediation methods but had no idea there were questionable "alternative" methods to remove it. That would be interesting to learn about.
No problem. What was happening in the 90s was that companies were springing up out of nowhere, claiming expertise in addressing Radon. They would come into homes, make up fake readings, and take the owners' money. I admit that it's a bit foggy, but I remember news stories about it.