Gene Grimley talks with WGHP Fox 8 about radon dangers

The professor of chemistry was interviewed for a Jan. 5, 2015, story on radon testing kits currently available for free to residents of Alamance County in North Carolina.

<p>Professor Eugene &quot;Gene&quot; Grimley</p>
<p>Professor Eugene &quot;Gene&quot; Grimley</p>
[/caption]Professor Eugene “Gene” Grimley in the Department of Chemistry offered analysis on the dangers of radon for a Jan. 5, 2015, news segment produced by WGHP Fox 8 in North Carolina.

Alamance County is briefly offering local residents free radon testing kits, and in his interview with Fox 8 reporter Shelley Roupas, Grimley described the science of radon and why it can be a threat even in areas thought to have lower levels of the radioactive element emitting from the ground.

Watch the full segment here.