Specialist Encouraging Radon Tests for Homeowners After Alaska Quake
A state energy specialist is encouraging those affected by last month’s earthquake in south-central Alaska to retest their homes for radon.
Radon is an odorless gas that has been linked to cancer. It is formed when uranium underground decays.
Art Nash is a state energy specialist at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Since it’s impossible to know where fissures may have formed, he recommends every homeowner affected by the earthquake retest their homes.
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake shook the Anchorage area and other parts of south-central Alaska on Nov. 30.
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