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Smart Talk: Radon a hazard throughout PA; The swashbuckling Frederick Burnham

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What to look for on Smart Talk Thursday, January 28, 2016:

Some 20,000 Americans die each year from lung cancer related to exposure to radon gas according to the American Cancer Society.  It is second only to smoking as a cause of lung cancer.  However, radon is a danger we don’t hear about too often.  Maybe it’s because there are so many other health threats we face every day or that radon is an odorless, colorless, radioactive gas we can’t see.

The Department of Environmental Protection estimates that almost half of Pennsylvania homes are affected by radon.

As a result, DEP is encouraging homeowners to get their homes tested for radon and if levels are above recommendations, take steps to fix the problem.

Thursday’s Smart Talk focuses on radon — what it is, how to test for it and what to do if radon levels are too high.

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John Quigley and Robert Lewis

Our guests are Pennsylvania Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection John Quigley and Robert Lewis, Program Manager of the Bureau of Radiation Protection with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.

Also, Steve Kemper, author of the newly published book, A Splendid Savage, The Restless Life of Frederick Russell Burnhamjoins us.  Burnham was a gold prospector and scout who fought

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Apaches then went to Africa to find his fortunate and was a warrior there too.  Be sure to tune in.

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