I live in a house that was built in 1998-2000. The basement is fully furnished, insulated, etc. I live in Gerogia, in Henry County.
A few weeks ago, my air conditioning system in the basement apparently died. Air is still circulating (I think) but the air down there is very humid, moist, and smelly. What does this mean? Does this mean that any possible radon in the air isn't being circulated out, and is instead being allowed to stagnate in the air?
Anyway, I would like to know if it is dangerous to be in the basement because of the possible lack of fresh air. If I spend five minutes down there a day, and indeed I do inhale some radon gas, what happens? In these small quantities, can it still irradiate my lungs and be potentially carcinogenic...? Or is my body able to defend itself from such small exposures such as this without taking -any- damage /at all/?
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