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What is Radon?

Radon is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, naturally occurring, radioactive nobile gas that is formed from the decay of radium. It is one of the heaviest substances that remains a gas under normal conditions and is considered to be a health hazard. The most stable isotope, Rn, has a half-life of 3.8 days. While having been less studied by chemists due to its high radioactivity, there are a few known compounds of this generally unreactive element. Breathing high concentrations of radon can cause lung cancer. Thus, radon is considered a significant contaminant that affects indoor air quality worldwide. According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, radon could be the second most frequent cause of lung cancer, after cigarette smoking; and radon-induced lung cancer the 6th leading cause of cancer death overall, causing 21,000 lung cancer deaths per year in the United States.