Question

NEED HELP ANSWERING

1. What areas of the United States are at a greater risk to radon exposure?
2. What is meant by synergistic risk and how is this applicable to radon and cigarette smoking?
3. What community health strategies (or programs) to help reduce radon exposure and the multiplicative reaction of cigarette smoking and radon, do you think are most successful and why?

Answer 1

(1) Alaska: 10.7 pCi/L. Because radon is emitted from material like rock, soil, and water, Alaska's glaciers, crisp waters, and fertile volcanic soil make it the perfect

breeding ground for radon.

(2) Radon and cigarette smoking have a synergistic, multiplicative effect on lung cancer rates. Smokers, and perhaps nonsmoking residents, of smoking households are at increased risk for lung cancer even when radon levels are relatively low.

(3) Increase air flow in your house by opening windows and using fans and vents to circulate air. But remember that natural ventilation in any type of house is only a temporary strategy to reduce radon. Positive ventilation brings fresh air into a home, and dilutes the radon.