Chemicals in cigarettes and cigarette smoke are known to cause not only cancer but also other serious health problems. Many of the chemicals are poisonous. If a person ate one pack of cigarettes, he/she would die.
Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that is formed when uranium decays in the soil. Uranium is in geological formations throughout North Carolina. When homes or other buildings are built on top of these geological formations, radon is pulled into the home and can concentrate to dangerous levels.
radon is a gas that has no color odor or taste it comes from the natural radioactive breakdown of uranium in the ground you can be exposed to radon by two main sources 1 in the air in your home and 2 in drinking water radon is also found in small amounts in outdoor air