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Re:Why is my dryer radioactive? by caf on Thursday May 18, 2023 @10:45PM (#35997146)
It feels like this is something that should be easily amenable to statistical analysis.

Large numbers of people get diagnosed with lung cancer; smoking rates vary widely and smoking is typically recorded in patient histories; typical radon levels vary widely with geography and are recorded / known. This looks like a near perfect natural experiment, no?

Re:Why is my dryer radioactive? by schiffern on Friday May 19, 2023 @12:54AM (#35997919)
That research was done. The results weren't what regulators expected, so you never got to hear about them.

https://youtu.be/xhkBLhw-8pk