Radon, a naturally occurring radioactive gas, is the leading cause of lung cancer among non-smokers, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In Black Hawk County, lung cancer is ...

Iowa has some of the highest radon levels in the nation. By July of 2027, every public school building in Iowa must have tested for naturally occurring, cancer-causing radon gas. They're also required ...

Johnson County Public Health says that radon rates in Johnson County are 3 times higher than the national average.Radon is an ...

AT SIX. WE KNOW IOWA HAS THE HIGHEST RADON CONCENTRATIONS IN THE COUNTRY. AND TONIGHT WE’RE TAKING A LOOK AT TESTING FOR THIS HEALTH HAZARD IN SCHOOLS. RADON EXPOSURE IN KIDS CAN IMPACT THEIR ...

Water quality experts say Iowans who get their water from private wells are more vulnerable to the health risks associated with nitrates.

(TNS) — Without advanced DNA testing developed by a Texas lab, Iowa City Police investigators may not have been able to identify an infant found in 1992 in an Iowa City landfill because the DNA tissue ...

The Iowa Supreme Court recently clarified that a compliant random drug testing program under Iowa law requires excluding those who are not scheduled to work the day of the testing from the pool of ...

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