北卡罗来纳州自2026年1月1日起提供免费的测试工具包,以帮助住户检测致癌气体。 North Carolina offers free radon test kits starting Jan. 1, 2026, to help households detect the cancer-causing gas.

自2026年1月1日起,北卡罗来纳州居民可通过国家人文卫生理事会网站免费获得测试工具包,作为国家Radon行动月的一部分。 Starting January 1, 2026, North Carolina residents can get free radon test kits through the NCDHHS website as part of National Radon Action Month. 将可提供多达8 000个工具包,每个家庭一个,以帮助检测每年造成约21 000名美国人死亡的与肺癌有关的无色无味气体。 Up to 8,000 kits will be available, one per household, to help detect radon—a colorless, odorless gas linked to lung cancer that causes about 21,000 U.S. deaths annually. 由于90%的县的等级较高,国家敦促进行测试,因为4pCi/L的或高于4pCi/L的等级被视为不安全。 With 90% of counties having elevated levels, the state urges testing, as levels at or above 4 pCi/L are considered unsafe. 资源,包括多语种材料和缓解指导意见,可在网上查阅。 Resources, including multilingual materials and mitigation guidance, are available online.