Two-thirds of householders unlikely to test for radon despite risks, says EPA

Householders are reluctant to test their homes for the potentially deadly gas, believing them to be unaffected. 

Two-thirds of Irish people are unlikely to test their homes for radon despite the potentially deadly consequences posed by the gas, a survey by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has found.

Every year in Ireland, 300 lung cancer cases are linked to radon exposure, and while the EPA found high levels of awareness that radon is cancer-causing, it said householders are reluctant to test their homes for the potentially deadly gas, believing them to be unaffected.