![Members of the Elite Radon Team install a radon mitigation system at a house in Athens.](https://secure.caes.uga.edu/news/multimedia/images/7361/Radon2CAEScrop.jpg)
Test home for radon
The leading cause of lung cancer among non-smokers is radon, a naturally occurring, odorless gas that is common to much of Georgia. Radon claims 21,000 lives annually, including around 800 in Georgia.