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Students from Averett University are raising awareness among their classmates about the potential dangers of radon exposure.<\/p>\n

Marketing students are working with the Dan River Cancer Task Force to educate their peers about radon and how to detect it. The students found that apartment residences \u2013 which are likely to be rented by Averett students \u2013 are among buildings the\u00a0National Center for Healthy Housing\u00a0recommends for radon testing.<\/p>\n

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Students from Averett University are raising awareness among their classmates about the potential dangers of radon exposure. Marketing students are working with the Dan River Cancer Task Force to educate their peers about radon and how to detect it. 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