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Three Sheridan County School Students have been recognized for raising awareness regarding a gas that is the second leading cause of lung cancer.
Fifth graders Cody Carlson, and Hailey Hamilton of Woodland Park Elementary School, and sixth grader Maia Whitehead of Tongue River Middle School were named 1st, 2nd and 3rd respectively, in the 2023 Wyoming Radon Programs’ Radon Poster Contest, which was put on by the Wyoming Department of Health.
Radon is an invisible, odorless, tasteless and dangerous gas found in many places, including homes.
Radon occurs naturally as a radioactive gas released from the element radium; it’s found in rocks, soil and water.
Contest entrants were asked to highlight radon exposure dangers or home testing importance with their posters.
The federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) defines an elevated level of radon as anything over 4 picocuries per liter of air (pCi/L), and recommends homes with elevated levels be fixed.
The Wyoming Cancer Program has free or low-cost radon test kits available based on available supplies.
Photo Courtesy: Wyoming Department of Health
Photo Courtesy: Wyoming Department of Health
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Last modified: May 22, 2023