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Radon is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless radioactive gas that forms from the natural decay of uranium found in nearly all soils and rocks. It is the leading cause of lung cancer among non-smokers and the second leading cause overall after smoking, responsible for an estimated 21,000 deaths each year in the United States. Radon can accumulate to dangerous levels in any home—new or old, with or without a basement—by entering through cracks in foundations, walls, and gaps around pipes. Because radon has no immediate symptoms or visible warning signs, the only way to know a home’s radon level is to test for it, which is both simple and inexpensive. If elevated levels are found, they can be reduced by a certified professional, typically through a mitigation system that vents radon gas from beneath the home to the outdoors, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recommends fixing homes with radon levels at or above 4.0 picocuries per liter (pCi/L).