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  2. Radioactive quackery - Wikipedia

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    A number of spas that treat visitors with naturally infused radon water from the local hills were founded in 1906 and onwards in Jáchymov, Czech Republic, and still exist today. [6] These spas were world-renowned, as evidenced by an article in the New Zealand Thames Star Supplement from 1912 (the article uses the Austrian name of the town ...

  3. Health effects of radon - Wikipedia

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    After 11 half-lives (42 days), radon radioactivity is at 1/2 000 of its original level. At this stage, the predominant residual activity is due to the radon decay product 210 Pb, whose half-life (22.3 years) is 2 000 times that of radon, and its descendants 210 Bi and 210 Po, totalling 0.03% of the initial seed activity. [citation needed]

  4. Radium and radon in the environment - Wikipedia

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    Radon is a major cause of cancer; it is estimated to contribute to ~2% of all cancer related deaths in Europe. [1] Radium, like radon, is radioactive and is found in small quantities in nature and is hazardous to life if radiation exceeds 20-50 mSv/year. Radium is a decay product of uranium and thorium. [2]

  5. What is radon? The radioactive gas is found in homes across ...

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    Radon, a byproduct of naturally decaying uranium, is estimated to cause thousands of deaths each year nationwide. Here's how to protect yourself.

  6. Radon - Wikipedia

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    2) and the high positive charge on radon in RnF +; spatial separation of RnF 2 molecules may be necessary to clearly identify higher fluorides of radon, of which RnF 4 is expected to be more stable than RnF 6 due to spin–orbit splitting of the 6p shell of radon (Rn IV would have a closed-shell 6s 2 6p 2 1/2 configuration). Therefore, while RnF

  7. History of radiation protection - Wikipedia

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    Radon experiments at the Radium Institute in Paris, 1924. Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive noble gas discovered in 1900 by Friedrich Ernst Dorn (1848-1916) and is considered carcinogenic. Radon is increasingly found in areas with high levels of uranium and thorium in the soil. These are mainly areas with high granitic rock deposits.

  8. FACT CHECK: Greta Thunberg Did Not Hold Sign With Expletive

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    A viral image shared on X purports to show Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg holding a sign that reads, “F–k Israel.” Verdict: False A content detection scan using the website ...

  9. Fact check: Debunking Trump’s dishonest attacks against ...

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    In a January 2, 2021 phone call with Raffensperger, Trump pushed the secretary of state to “find” enough votes to give him a one-vote victory over Biden in the state. Murder in Atlanta