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Originally Posted by EldrickOnIce
My biochemistry PhD spouse agrees with the doctors/scientists in the article.
Specifically, that too low levels of radiation (including radon) are more likely to increase (statistically) your likelihood of getting cancer, under 'normal' parameters. Obviously you don't want to build your home on a plutonium waste dump, and so a home test kit is a good idea to verify that, but the threshold levels are arbitrary and simply bad science. Meaning that in virtually every instance radon mitigation/remediation provides zero health benefits.
FWIW
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This argument reminds me of the tobacco companies 40 years ago telling people smoking isn't bad for you. It may even help fight cancer.