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Radon gas in homes ups lung cancer risk, says UN [1]

Vienna: New studies have found direct evidence of a lung cancer risk from the presence of colorless, odorless radon gas in many homes, a United Nations committee said in a report.

Publication Date: 
23/07/2009
Times Of India (New Delhi) [2]
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Health Effects [3], Health [4], Radiation [5], Lung Cancer [6], Radioactive Waste [7]
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