{"id":2757,"date":"2026-03-31T11:40:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T11:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/collegeinformationpackets.com\/degreeinformation\/?p=2757"},"modified":"2026-03-31T11:40:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T11:40:24","slug":"radon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/collegeinformationpackets.com\/degreeinformation\/radon\/","title":{"rendered":"Element | Radon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Radon is a colorless, odorless noble gas produced by the radioactive decay of radium and uranium in soils and rocks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Properties of Radon<\/strong> | It is chemically inert as a noble gas but is radioactive, emitting alpha particles that pose health risks when accumulated in enclosed spaces.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Uses of Radon<\/strong> | Radon seeps from the ground into buildings and is a major contributor to natural background radiation; it has limited research uses but is primarily a public health concern.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Isotopes of Radon<\/strong> | Radon 222 is the most relevant isotope for indoor exposure; mitigation focuses on ventilation and sealing foundations to reduce lung cancer risk from long term exposure.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Noble gas and radioactive decay product of uranium with indoor air quality implications<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[202],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2757","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-elemental-table"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/collegeinformationpackets.com\/degreeinformation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2757","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/collegeinformationpackets.com\/degreeinformation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/collegeinformationpackets.com\/degreeinformation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/collegeinformationpackets.com\/degreeinformation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/collegeinformationpackets.com\/degreeinformation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2757"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/collegeinformationpackets.com\/degreeinformation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2757\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5580,"href":"https:\/\/collegeinformationpackets.com\/degreeinformation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2757\/revisions\/5580"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/collegeinformationpackets.com\/degreeinformation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2757"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/collegeinformationpackets.com\/degreeinformation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2757"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/collegeinformationpackets.com\/degreeinformation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}