Permafrost thaw will make radon a bigger threat to Arctic residents, a new study says
Thawing soil can release built-up stores of the gas, increasing levels as much as 100-fold.
February 18, 2022
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Thawing permafrost threatens to expose residents of the far north to high levels of radon, a gas that can cause lung cancer, warns a new study by British and Canadian scientists.
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