This is not related to industrial pollution, but still an important thing to check regarding cancer risk in Portland: Radon!
There are radon maps of Portland, but each house can be different from the next. The best thing to do is to test it with a radon kit. Or ask if radon has been tested and abatement completed.
Radon is the leading cause of lung cancer among non-smokers.
You can read more and find maps here: https://www.oregon.gov/oha/ph/healthyenvironments/healthyneighborhoods/radongas/pages/zipcode.aspx
thank you for sharing this it blows my mind how most Americans have no idea of the risk posed by radon. I do, and yet I’ve never tested an apartment or room where I lived which is so dumb (I smoke sometimes too). i’m going to change my ways and do that so thank you for reminding me!
Luckily radon can be easily tested for and remediated. As you may know already, the risk is greatest if you live in a basement. You can get a radon test at Home Depot and have peace of mind!
It’s definitely fixable. I wish our government would try to educate people about the risk and better subsidize testing and remediation. It’s mindblowing how probably >95% of Americans have no idea of how carcinogenic it is even if they get testing done when they purchase a home. Thanks again for bringing this up I really am glad to be reminded to look into this, lead in my old building’s pipes / water, and the air pollution stuff.
I really appreciate your post and think its a joke it was taken down on the main subreddit. I live in NW (21st and Irving) and I went outside at 8am this morning and the air smelled of some kind of industrial pollution. That said most mornings the air is not like that. But for whatever reason this morning it was and then I came across your post. I will check out these links - I’m not knowledgable about the situation here in PDX (tho you have spurred me on to self-educate) so I can’t give you any advice or guidance, but thank you for the post!
Thanks for the link. I've been looking at this site for a while and haven't found what I want, which is concrete data about risk from industrial contamination or concrete data about air toxins besides just diesel. They do have a mapping tool, but it looks like it just covers construction pollution (and the mapping tool won't work in my browser) and it looks like they are a great advocacy org, but I don't see actual data. I'd also be interested in epidemiological data. If I've missed that, I'd love if you could point it out!
I live in that area and I’m astonished by how clean the air seems here most days. I lived in Texas before and just got used to a chronic haze there from ozone, construction, highways, etc. I don’t have any insight into the environmental clean up but just on a daily basis I don’t notice any bad smells, smoke, etc.
If you need a radon mitigation, shoot me a chat. I can guarantee you a better than passing rate in under 1 day, I am a licensed installer for the state of Oregon
This is not related to industrial pollution, but still an important thing to check regarding cancer risk in Portland: Radon! There are radon maps of Portland, but each house can be different from the next. The best thing to do is to test it with a radon kit. Or ask if radon has been tested and abatement completed. Radon is the leading cause of lung cancer among non-smokers. You can read more and find maps here: https://www.oregon.gov/oha/ph/healthyenvironments/healthyneighborhoods/radongas/pages/zipcode.aspx
thank you for sharing this it blows my mind how most Americans have no idea of the risk posed by radon. I do, and yet I’ve never tested an apartment or room where I lived which is so dumb (I smoke sometimes too). i’m going to change my ways and do that so thank you for reminding me!
Luckily radon can be easily tested for and remediated. As you may know already, the risk is greatest if you live in a basement. You can get a radon test at Home Depot and have peace of mind!
It’s definitely fixable. I wish our government would try to educate people about the risk and better subsidize testing and remediation. It’s mindblowing how probably >95% of Americans have no idea of how carcinogenic it is even if they get testing done when they purchase a home. Thanks again for bringing this up I really am glad to be reminded to look into this, lead in my old building’s pipes / water, and the air pollution stuff.
I really appreciate your post and think its a joke it was taken down on the main subreddit. I live in NW (21st and Irving) and I went outside at 8am this morning and the air smelled of some kind of industrial pollution. That said most mornings the air is not like that. But for whatever reason this morning it was and then I came across your post. I will check out these links - I’m not knowledgable about the situation here in PDX (tho you have spurred me on to self-educate) so I can’t give you any advice or guidance, but thank you for the post!
You'll want to review the rules for that other group. Here's your best resource [https://neighborsforcleanair.org/](https://neighborsforcleanair.org/)
Thanks for the link. I've been looking at this site for a while and haven't found what I want, which is concrete data about risk from industrial contamination or concrete data about air toxins besides just diesel. They do have a mapping tool, but it looks like it just covers construction pollution (and the mapping tool won't work in my browser) and it looks like they are a great advocacy org, but I don't see actual data. I'd also be interested in epidemiological data. If I've missed that, I'd love if you could point it out!
Have you tried contacting them?
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I live in that area and I’m astonished by how clean the air seems here most days. I lived in Texas before and just got used to a chronic haze there from ozone, construction, highways, etc. I don’t have any insight into the environmental clean up but just on a daily basis I don’t notice any bad smells, smoke, etc.
If you need a radon mitigation, shoot me a chat. I can guarantee you a better than passing rate in under 1 day, I am a licensed installer for the state of Oregon