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Though it has no fixed habitat, out in the wild it is often found where groundwater predominates. When it comes into contact with humans, its singular presence is usually encountered subterraneanly, within the precincts of man-made structures. But even when present, it gives off no odor of its own and may inhabit a basement or other underground chamber for very many years, concealed by the dank darkness of its lair.
Very rarely--and if conditions are propitious--it may reveal itself to the human eye, appearing with a vivid, orange-red display as the temperature of its habitat is cooled below freezing. And at even lower temperatures, it responds by taking on a bright, phosphorescence coloration that shades to yellow. For this reason, when first encountered by humans in its guise as sub-freezing avatar, it was named Shining.
Though I have not seen it with my own eyes, for around $15 I can purchase a detection kit that will enable me to trace its invisible whereabouts in my home. And I would be foolish not to track it down for contact with it invariably results in malign consequences. According to a National Academy of Sciences’ estimate, it is responsible for as many as 22,000 deaths each year in the United States alone.
Formed by the decay of radium, radon is a radioactive noble gas. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) advises that long-…
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