Radon Risk Evaluation

Radon Levels pCi/L Estimated Fatal Cancers per 1000 Comparable Exposure Levels Comparable Health Risk
200 440 - 770 1000 Times Average Outdoor Level < > More than 60 Times Non-Smoker risk of Cancer
> 4 pkg a day Smoker
100 270 - 630 100 Times Average Indoor Level < > 20,000 Chest X-Rays per year
40 120 - 380 100 Times Average Outdoor Level < > 2 pkg a day smoker
20 60 - 210 > 1 pkg a day smoker
10 30 - 120 10 Times Average Indoor Level <
4 13 - 50 > 5 times Non-Smokers Risk of Cancer
2 7 - 30 10 Times Average Outdoor Level < > 200 Chest X-Rays per year
1 3 - 13 Average Indoor Level < > Non-Smokers Risk of Lung Cancer
0.2 1 - 3 Average Outdoor Level < > 20 Chest X-Rays per Year

Chart Data Environmental Protection Agency 1984



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