The trial, in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, was one of the first in the nation dealing with nondisclosure
of high levels of radon, according to attorneys involved in the case.
Not exact matches
The
highest level — 5809 becquerels
of radon per cubic metre — was in the Sakhm Khat Pyramid at Saggara, south
of Cairo.
Some
of Egypt's ancient monuments harbour a more insidious threat — they contain
high levels of the radioactive gas
radon.
«The
high radon levels may not have caused the Curse
of Tutankhamen,» says Murdoch Baxter, editor
of the Journal
of Environmental Radioactivity, «but it probably won't have done those early Egyptologists much good.»
Very
high levels of radioactivity from
radon gas have been found in abandoned mines used by prospectors in Southwest England.
The natural radioactivity
of the Marcellus Shale has caused concern since the mid-1980s, when
high levels of radon gas were found in the basements
of homes in Marcellus, a town in upstate New York, where the shale reaches the surface.
The health literature confirming the links between
radon and health include studies
of many uranium mining populations, as well as other mining districts and mineralized areas with
high levels of naturally occurring radiation sources.
Radon is a radioactive, odorless, colorless gas that comes out
of the ground in areas that have
high levels of decaying uranium.
If
high levels of radon are detected mitigation is fairly straightforward and many time covered by the sellerSee our Radon Information
radon are detected mitigation is fairly straightforward and many time covered by the sellerSee our
Radon Information
Radon Information page.
High levels of radon can be found anywhere, and have been found in many areas
of Connecticut.
Now we did a Home Inspection
of the house, and we found that it had unacceptably
high Radon levels.
It found approximately seven per cent
of Canadian homes have
high levels of radon.
Your home then traps
radon inside which can accumulate at
high levels and over time can greatly increase your risk
of developing serious health problems.
There are a variety
of methods available for correcting
radon problems in the home and even very
high levels can be reduced.
Currently, millions
of U.S. homes have moderate to severe physical housing problems, including dilapidated structure; roofing problems; heating, plumbing, and electrical deficiencies; water leaks and intrusion; pests; damaged paint; and
high radon gas
levels.
Thus, the purchaser could not cancel the contract because
of the
high radon levels.