Skip to content

Categories: guidelines

  • Radon as a health risk is a global problem that each year is estimated to cause around 230,000 cases of lung cancer.

    Radon as a health risk – WHO report

    The WHO’s latest report ‘Guidelines on Housing and Health’ describes how people’s housing and health are affected by a variety of factors. The report describes radon, among other factors, as a health risk. The report draws attention to the fact that radon should be regarded as a carcinogen on a par with tobacco smoke.