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...Track Etch from Terradex, a Walnut Creek, Calif.-based firm. If homeowners then detect dangerous concentrations of radon indoors, they should seal cracks and openings in basements with epoxy sealants, ventilate buildings with heat exchangers, and remove indoor airborne dust with high-quality air-cleaning systems. Average cost to radonproof a house: $1,000 to $5,000. Unfortunately homeowners must bear the cost. Many insurance companies have said that they are not liable for radon contamination, and because the substance occurs naturally, no company or agency can be sued for damages. --By Jamie Murphy. Reported by Belinda Hulin-Salkin/ Philadelphia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: The Colorless, Odorless Killer | 4/12/2005 | See Source »

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