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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The State of Illinois wishes to alert and educate |
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| the citizens of this State of potential dangers in their |
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| environment; and
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| WHEREAS, Radon is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, and |
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| chemically inert radioactive gas that is naturally produced |
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| from the breakdown of uranium; this gas is present in soil, |
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| rock, and water; and
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| WHEREAS, The United States Surgeon General has warned that |
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| radon is one of the leading causes of lung cancer in the United |
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| States, second only to smoking; and
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| WHEREAS, Unlike carbon monoxide and many other home |
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| pollutants, radon's adverse health effect, lung cancer, is |
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| usually not produced immediately; a person may be exposed to |
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| radon for many years without ever suspecting its presence in |
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| the home; and
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| WHEREAS, Radon has been found in homes throughout Illinois, |
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| particularly in central and northern Illinois; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we urge the residents of Illinois to purchase a low-cost radon |
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| test kit or contact a licensed radon contractor to test their |
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| homes for radon concentrations; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we urge school districts to help protect |
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| their students and employees by having every school tested for |
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| radon; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we urge licensed radon contractors and |
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| residents who do self tests of their homes to report the |