EPA Radon Risk Tables - If You Smoke
Radon
If 1,000 people were
Level
exposed to this level
over a lifetime*
The risk compares to**
20 pCi / L
260 could get
250 times risk of
lung cancer
drowning
10 pCi / L
150 could get
200 times risk of dying
lung cancer
in a home fire
8 pCi / L
120 could get
30 times risk of dying
lung cancer
in a fall
4 pCi / L
62 could get
5 times risk of dying
lung cancer
in a car crash
2 pCi / L
32 could get
6 times risk of dying
lung cancer
from poison
1.3 pCi / L
20 could get
Av. indoor radon level
lung cancer
0.4 pCi / L
3 could get
Av. outdoor radon level
lung cancer
If You've Never Smoked
20 pCi / L
36
35 times risk of drowning
10 pCi / L
18
20 times risk of dying in a home fire
8 pCi / L
15
4 times risk of dying in a fall
4 pCi / L
7
Same as risk of dying in a car crash
2 pCi / L
4
Same as risk of dying from poison
1.3 pCi / L
2
Av. indoor radon level
0.4 pCi / L
< 1
Av. outdoor radon level
* Lifetime risk of lung cancer deaths from EPA Assessment
of Risks from Radon in Homes (EPA 402-R-03-003).
** Comparison data calculated using the Centers for Disease
EPA Radon Risk Tables - If You Smoke
Radon
If 1,000 people were
Level
exposed to this level
over a lifetime*
The risk compares to**
20 pCi / L
260 could get
250 times risk of
lung cancer
drowning
10 pCi / L
150 could get
200 times risk of dying
lung cancer
in a home fire
8 pCi / L
120 could get
30 times risk of dying
lung cancer
in a fall
4 pCi / L
62 could get
5 times risk of dying
lung cancer
in a car crash
2 pCi / L
32 could get
6 times risk of dying
lung cancer
from poison
1.3 pCi / L
20 could get
Av. indoor radon level
lung cancer
0.4 pCi / L
3 could get
Av. outdoor radon level
lung cancer
If You've Never Smoked
20 pCi / L
36
35 times risk of drowning
10 pCi / L
18
20 times risk of dying in a home fire
8 pCi / L
15
4 times risk of dying in a fall
4 pCi / L
7
Same as risk of dying in a car crash
2 pCi / L
4
Same as risk of dying from poison
1.3 pCi / L
2
Av. indoor radon level
0.4 pCi / L
< 1
Av. outdoor radon level
* Lifetime risk of lung cancer deaths from EPA Assessment
of Risks from Radon in Homes (EPA 402-R-03-003).
** Comparison data calculated using the Centers for Disease
EPA Radon Risk Tables - If You Smoke
Radon
If 1,000 people were
Level
exposed to this level
over a lifetime*
The risk compares to**
20 pCi / L
260 could get
250 times risk of
lung cancer
drowning
10 pCi / L
150 could get
200 times risk of dying
lung cancer
in a home fire
8 pCi / L
120 could get
30 times risk of dying
lung cancer
in a fall
4 pCi / L
62 could get
5 times risk of dying
lung cancer
in a car crash
2 pCi / L
32 could get
6 times risk of dying
lung cancer
from poison
1.3 pCi / L
20 could get
Av. indoor radon level
lung cancer
0.4 pCi / L
3 could get
Av. outdoor radon level
lung cancer
If You've Never Smoked
20 pCi / L
36
35 times risk of drowning
10 pCi / L
18
20 times risk of dying in a home fire
8 pCi / L
15
4 times risk of dying in a fall
4 pCi / L
7
Same as risk of dying in a car crash
2 pCi / L
4
Same as risk of dying from poison
1.3 pCi / L
2
Av. indoor radon level
0.4 pCi / L
< 1
Av. outdoor radon level
* Lifetime risk of lung cancer deaths from EPA Assessment
of Risks from Radon in Homes (EPA 402-R-03-003).
** Comparison data calculated using the Centers for Disease
EPA Radon Risk Tables - If You Smoke
Radon
If 1,000 people were
Level
exposed to this level
over a lifetime*
The risk compares to**
20 pCi / L
260 could get
250 times risk of
lung cancer
drowning
10 pCi / L
150 could get
200 times risk of dying
lung cancer
in a home fire
8 pCi / L
120 could get
30 times risk of dying
lung cancer
in a fall
4 pCi / L
62 could get
5 times risk of dying
lung cancer
in a car crash
2 pCi / L
32 could get
6 times risk of dying
lung cancer
from poison
1.3 pCi / L
20 could get
Av. indoor radon level
lung cancer
0.4 pCi / L
3 could get
Av. outdoor radon level
lung cancer
If You've Never Smoked
20 pCi / L
36
35 times risk of drowning
10 pCi / L
18
20 times risk of dying in a home fire
8 pCi / L
15
4 times risk of dying in a fall
4 pCi / L
7
Same as risk of dying in a car crash
2 pCi / L
4
Same as risk of dying from poison
1.3 pCi / L
2
Av. indoor radon level
0.4 pCi / L
< 1
Av. outdoor radon level
* Lifetime risk of lung cancer deaths from EPA Assessment
of Risks from Radon in Homes (EPA 402-R-03-003).
** Comparison data calculated using the Centers for Disease