Eddie’s Story
Radon is the Number 1 cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Centers for Disease Control, the American Lung Association, and many other health and environmental agencies. But many of the more than 21,000 American lives lost each year due to exposure to deadly radon gas can be saved simply and relatively inexpensively. All we have to do is:
- Test our homes for radon
- Find a qualified radon mitigation contractor
- Fix the radon if the level is above the EPA’s recommended level of 4.0 pCi/L (or the World Health Organization’s recommended level of 2.7 pCi/L)
The EPA, as part of its ongoing efforts to encourage Americans to test their homes for radon and fix them when radon levels are elevated, asked for 30-60 second video submissions with the theme “Radon: Test, Fix, Save a Life.” The winning entry, “Eddie’s Story,” was submitted by Benjamin Schultz and Michael Gentilini. In this video, lung cancer survivor Eddie Metcalf shares his personal story. If you have any doubts about testing your home for radon, listen to and watch Eddie as he relates his own experience.
