Test Your Home for Radon and Protect Your Health
Radon is a radioactive invisible gas (that has no smell or taste), and is everywhere soil and rocks exist. Every home has at least some radon gas in the air, but 1 out of 15 home's have unsafe radon levels, and in addition an enormous number of homeowners breathe in unhealthy amounts of radon gas.
Radon is the leading source of lung cancer among non-smokers, causing more than 20,000 deaths per year. About one in every fifteen U.S. homes has Unsafe Radon Gas Levels.
The Surgeon General, American Lung Association and EPA strongly recommend that everyone test their home and working environment. It's safe, easy and you can do it yourself. The good news is that if you have a radon problem, it can be fixed.
Radon is prevalent in the soil and rocks around and beneath your home. It can cause damage to your lungs though the air you breathe, but also can be a dangerous risk to the water supply for those homes with private wells.
Radon can be found in unsafe and unhealthy levels in all types of homes: new & old, finished and unfinished basements, heavily sealed and drafty. Radon enters your home through cracks and gaps in floors & walls. While problems are more concentrated in some areas, any home can have a problem, and Radon Testing is the only way for you to know for sure. The average indoor radon level is approximately 1.3 pCi/L, and about 0.4 pCi/L in outside air. Homes that test at 4.0 pCi/L or higher need to be fixed.
Testing for radon gas in your home or business yourself is easy and inexpensive. The fastest way to test for radon in your home is to use a short-term (48-96 hrs.) radon test kit, but levels can vary from day to day and season to season, so using a long-term test (3-12 months). or an electronic radon detector is more reliable. The Electronic Radon Detector is the best way to conduct both a short and long term test. It not only provides you with accurate radon level readings, but also allows you to continuously monitor your home for radon gas.
If you use a private water source, like well water, you can easily test for radon gas that may escape from your drinking water with a well water test kit. Public water supplies are generally safe.
If you have high radon levels, it is possible for you to install a Radon Mitigation system or equivalent yourself. However, it is highly recommended that you hire a licensed professional at an average cost of $1,200 (range of about $800-2,500) and usually in just a day or two you can be rid of this very dangerous health risk. In most homes radon can be lowered to 2 pCi/L or below.
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