One in three homes in Utah has dangerous radon levels. Here’s what can be done

Radon has shortened the lives of 6,000 Utahns in the last 30 years. A new report recommends mandating disclosure, testing and mitigation equipment on new construction.

(Zak Podmore | The Salt Lake Tribune) Trash outside the abandoned None Such uranium mine in San Juan County, June 14, 2021. Radon occurs naturally in the presence of radioactive elements, such as uranium and radium.

One in three homes in Utah has dangerous radon levels. Here’s what can be done

Radon has shortened the lives of 6,000 Utahns in the last 30 years. A new report recommends mandating disclosure, testing and mitigation equipment on new construction.

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