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