January is National Radon Action Month

By Shelley Irwin

Published January 5, 2024 at 11:15 AM EST

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Kent County Health Department

Next to smoking, radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the US.

January is National Radon Action Month, the Kent County Health Department offering free radon test kits to residents throughout January, talking today with Supervising Sanitarian Russell Flewelling. Next to smoking, radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the US.

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