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My mom's house was tested for radon. avg. was 4.6 pico curies over 3 days. she lived there 1 year. could this have caused brain damage/dementia?
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PROBABLY NOT: Big issue with radon is risk of lung cancer, and other pulmonary issues, and, to my knowledge no link to dementia or alzheimers.
Answered 5/8/2013
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