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radon

Colorless, odorless gas that occurs naturally due to the breakdown of minerals in the earth. It tends to become trapped in our modern, nearly air-tight homes. Since there has been some correlation between radon and lung cancer, the EPA recommends levels no higher than 4 picocuries per liter (pCi/L), although generally acceptable levels are in the range of 4 to 8 pCi/L. The EPA Web site at www.epa.gov has information on testing for radon and reducing it.



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Only a handful of people trickled in over the course of the six-hour event, co-sponsored by the Science Factory and the Eugene-based Oregon Toxics Alliance, which provided the on-site testing using a hi-tech, hand-held device called a Niton Analyzer on loan from ThermoFisher Scientific.
uk or call 01637 861005 UNDER pounds 200 DEPARTING May 22, Wightlink is offering a three-night self-catering break in Hoys Barn, Niton on the Isle of Wight for pounds 127.
Niton XL3t is said to offer overall sensitivity and measurement times as much as 10 times faster than conventional Si-PIN detectors, and up to three times more precise than conventional silicon drift detectors.
 
 
 
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