Mississippi didnât just officially end slavery. The year Mississippi took its brave stand against enslaving African-Americans was not 2013. It was 1995. Only 130 years too late. So there.Some didnât vote, but we didnât receive a ânayâ vote.â. Tweet. By now you may have heard that on February 7th of this year, 2013, the state of Mississippi officially abolished slavery by adopting the 13th amendment to the Constitution.
It exists in both natural and man-made forms and has many beneficial uses, including x-rays and the generation of electrical power. Radon is a natural form of radiation that can cause serious health problems and is often found in igneous rock and soil. An odorless, colorless radioactive gas, radon is estimated to be the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States, responsible for over 20,000 estimated lung cancer deaths each year.
Radon exposure can cause lung cancer. EPA estimates that there are approximately 21,000 annual radon-related lung cancer deaths in the U.S. every year, second only to tobacco smoke. The combination of radon exposure and smoking can greatly increase your chances of developing lung cancer.he results of a radon test will give you the level of your homeâs indoor radon level. EPA recommends that action is taken to reduce the radon level in your home if the test results are 4pCi/L or higher.