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Hell’s Kitchen: Radioactive Gas is Quietly Seeping into New York City

Truth Dig 03 Oct 2024
government has known since at least the early 1970s that natural gas used in unvented appliances like stoves and space heaters can release radon in our kitchens and living rooms ... The radioactive element of primary concern in natural gas is radon.
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Free program in Jamestown to share information on radon, asbestos issues in homes

The Jamestown Sun 28 Sep 2024
JAMESTOWN — Radon is the No. 1 cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers and it’s preventable, said Justin Otto, North Dakota radon coordinator for the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality ... He noted radon gas is naturally occurring.
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NASA spacecraft arrives in Grand Forks

Grand Forks Herald 27 Aug 2024
“You don’t see MIT bringing space capsules,” he said ... De León, the Space Studies chair, successfully lobbied the space agency for the spacecraft after an (unnamed) East Coast university passed on it.
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One-third of Utah homes contain dangerous levels of radon. Testing, mitigation and regulation aren't keeping up.

Salt Lake City Weekly 07 Aug 2024
radon ... We've also been able to come up with low-cost interventions for several of the schools that have areas with high levels of radon, things like putting a $5 cover over the drains in janitorial spaces when not in use.".
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Chinese and French researchers complete lunar radon-gas detection mission

People Daily 04 Jul 2024
The French payload, named Detection of Outgassing RadoN (DORN), is capable of measuring both radon gas and its decay products on the lunar surface, as well as charged particles in the space environment.
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China Focus: Chinese and French researchers complete lunar radon-gas detection mission

Xinhua 03 Jul 2024
The French payload, named Detection of Outgassing RadoN (DORN), is capable of measuring both radon gas and its decay products on the lunar surface, as well as charged particles in the space environment.
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China's Chang'e-6 mission achieves complete success

People Daily 02 Jul 2024
The Chang'e-6 mission carried four international payloads, including the lunar surface negative ion analyzer of the European Space Agency, France's lunar radon detector, Italy's laser retro-reflector, and a cube satellite from Pakistan.
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Radon is prevalent in Summit County. Here’s how to test for and mitigate it.

Summit Daily 23 Jun 2024
What is radon? ... How do you test for radon? ... A state law passed in August 2023 ensures that renters who find high levels of radon in their space can break their lease legally if the homeowner does not mitigate the levels within 18 months.
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China advances space mission with Europe amid ambitious exploration agenda

People Daily 17 Jun 2024
French space scientist Pierre-Yves Meslin outlined the progress of Detection of Outgassing RadoN (DORN), a scientific instrument developed by French scientists and carried by China's Chang'e-6 lander, ...
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China Focus: China advances space mission with Europe amid ambitious exploration agenda

China.dot.org 15 Jun 2024
French space scientist Pierre-Yves Meslin outlined the progress of Detection of Outgassing RadoN (DORN), a scientific instrument developed by French scientists and carried by China's Chang'e-6 lander, ...
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Unlikely state becomes America

The Daily Mail 11 Jun 2024
Radon, a ... It can sneak through tiny holes made for wiring, service pipes or cracks in a building's foundation, where it builds up undetected, unless the space is equipped with radon testing kits.
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Nothing unilateral about the moon and stars

China Daily 06 Jun 2024
The far-side mission also included international payloads such as the European Space Agency's lunar surface negative ion analyzer, France's radon detector, Italy's laser retro reflector and Pakistan's CubeSat.
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Ascender lifts off with lunar rock samples

ECNS 05 Jun 2024
Three European scientific apparatus carried by the Chang'e 6 lander — a radon-measuring instrument from France's national space agency, a dedicated negative ion instrument developed by the Swedish ...
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Chang'e 6 lifts off with samples collected from lunar far side

People Daily 04 Jun 2024
Moreover, three European scientific apparatuses carried by the Chang'e 6 landing craft — a radon-measuring instrument from France's national space agency, a dedicated negative ion instrument developed ...
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Xinhua Headlines: China's spacecraft takes off from moon with first samples from lunar far side

Beijing News 04 Jun 2024
... the European Space Agency (ESA)/Sweden, and the Detection of Outgassing RadoN (DORN), developed by France, also worked well and carried out corresponding scientific detection, according to the CNSA.

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