On Thu, 24 Sep 2009 08:24:22 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

"In the UK, where radon levels are lower than in many European
countries, radon in ordinary homes causes about 1,000 deaths each year,
which is about 1% of all cancer deaths."

Compare and contrast with the nuclear industry.

Which would be shut down immediately if it could be shown to cause even
10 deaths a year. Probably even ONE death a year.

Agreed, lets get a sense of perspective.

Deaths due to road "accidents" run about 10 per *day*.

I don't see people banning road based transport anytime soon.

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Cheers
Dave.