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Re:Why is my dryer radioactive? by inglor_cz on Thursday May 18, 2023 @02:08PM (#35991843)
Some places in Czechia have a huge problem with radon emanating from the ancient bedrock below. These places, even though rural and not polluted, tend to have more deaths from lung cancer than the rust belt in northern Moravia, where air quality in general is worse, but the radon problem is almost non-existent.

Newly built houses are required to be radon-proofed, AFAIK.

Re:Why is my dryer radioactive? by Radim on Friday May 19, 2023 @12:26PM (#36003753)
I remember that "radon killer" story being vastly overblown / debunked. Apparently anything up to 150Bq/m3 is fine or even beneficial for your health. [0]

Has the debunking itself been debunked? It's hard to keep track.

[0] https://www.osel.cz/3436-radon-neskodi-a-mozna-i-prospiva.ht...