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QuietGanache t1_jc9jlos wrote

The decay process leads the daughter isotope to be charged. This causes it to become affixed to dust in the air. This is also where the real hazard from radon comes from: the decay products becoming trapped in your lungs and irradiating them through several decay cycles.

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11111v11111 t1_jcbrvd6 wrote

Sounds like something to be cautious of, but I've read that the risk is way overblown.

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