There is a dangerous gas that has been listed by the World Health Organization as one of the 19 major environmental carcinogens, and has been listed as a major indoor carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. It is hard for everyone to imagine that this terri

There is a dangerous gas that has been listed as one of the 19 major environmental carcinogens by the World Health Organization , and has been listed as a major indoor carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer .

It’s hard to imagine that this terrible gas is hidden in many people’s homes, maybe even in their bedrooms. By doing these three things, you can reduce your risk of cancer by 5-15%.

This gas can cause cancer.

Through searches, it was found that 5-15% of lung cancers in the world occur because of a gas called radon . It is colorless and odorless and is difficult to detect. Radon gas is almost "everywhere" , but its carcinogenic potential is very high.

The radon gas hidden in the air will enter your body through every breath you take, and enter the blood through alveoli . Since it is a radioactive gas, the alpha particles it decays in the body may have an impact on breathing. The system causes radiation to damage , leading to cell canceration.

Since the lungs are the first stop for radon gas to reach the body, the lungs receive the most radiation, so the risk of lung cancer is the greatest.

What’s even scarier is that radon gas can be hidden in everyone’s home, maybe even in your bedroom.

Carcinogenic gases are hidden in these dangerous places in your home

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Latex mattress /pillow

Through the search, you can also see multiple shocking news: After testing by professional institutions, many countries have discovered that Certain brands sold in other countries The radon gas in latex mattresses and latex pillows exceeded the standard . South Korea even called this incident a "radon bed" incident.

If you are greedy for cheap or buy latex products from unknown sources, you need to be alert to whether there is radon in the product.

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Ceramic tiles at home

If you think that latex mattresses and latex pillows are small-probability events, then you may need to be more alert to the place where radon gas may be present with a high probability - Ceramic tiles at home .

Most radon gas is hidden in cement, gypsum, sandstone, bricks, natural or artificial stone , granite , ceramic tiles, sanitary ware and other building materials and interior decoration materials. Many people have ceramic tiles and stones in their homes. If the floors and walls are paved, radon gas may accumulate in your home.

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Radon gas seeping out of wall cracks and floors

Radon gas can penetrate into the house through cracks and holes in the floor slab, and may also enter the room through groundwater, outdoor atmosphere, natural gas combustion, etc. That's because radon can be released from the soil in your home's foundation, building materials, water supplies, and natural gas used for heating and kitchen equipment (which can release radon when not burned well).

The radon content is also related to the height of the floor. People who live on lower floors have higher radon content in their houses. Especially people living on the 1st to 3rd floors should pay close attention to whether there is excessive radon gas in their homes.

Three guidelines for preventing radon

What should you do if you find that the radon content in your home exceeds the standard? Today I would like to recommend three tips to you to reduce the radon levels in your home.

1

Ventilate for at least 1 hour a day

Through search, you can find an experiment. It was found that in a room where the radon concentration was originally 151 Bec/m3, after opening the window for ventilation for 1 hour, the radon concentration dropped to 48 Bec/m3. Therefore, it is recommended that everyone ventilate the room for at least one hour every day, and also equip it with an air purifier to further purify the air .

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Do a good job in sealing the floor and walls.

Because radon gas likes to seep out from the cracks in the ground and walls, if you find small cracks in the walls or floors of your home, you must repair them in time. Especially people who live on the 1st to 3rd floors need to pay attention to the small hidden cracks in their homes at all times.

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Replenish the floor drains at home

Radon gas can also seep into the home through the floor drains at home, so you can regularly add water to all the floor drains in the home to prevent the rise of radon gas and play a protective role.

Editor: Emma