RADON TESTING
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If you are buying a home... EPA recommends that you obtain the indoor radon level in a home you are considering buying. Ask the seller for radon test results. If the home has a radon reduction system, ask the seller for information about the system. If the home has not yet been tested, EPA recommends that you have it tested, prior to the purchase. If you are buying a newly-constructed home, EPA recommends that you have it tested.
Use of Proper Equipment is important when dealing with Radon Gas
Call today for Your Mold or Radon Testing.
(573) 746-1881
You cannot see radon. You cannot smell Radon. You cannot Taste Radon. However, it may be an issue in your Home. That is because when you breathe air containing radon, you increase your risk of getting lung cancer. In fact, the Surgeon General has warned that radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States today. If you smoke and your home has high radon levels, your risk of lung cancer is especially high. Testing is the only way to find out your home's radon levels. EPA and the Surgeon General recommend testing all homes below the third floor for radon.
If you find that you have high radon levels, there are ways to fix the problem. Even very high levels can be reduced to acceptable levels. If you are selling a home... EPA recommends that you test your home before putting it on the market and, if necessary, lower your radon levels. Save the test results and all information you have about steps that were taken to fix any problems. This could be a positive selling point.
Use of Proper Equipment is important when dealing with Radon Gas
Call today for Your Mold or Radon Testing.
(573) 746-1881
You cannot see radon. You cannot smell Radon. You cannot Taste Radon. However, it may be an issue in your Home. That is because when you breathe air containing radon, you increase your risk of getting lung cancer. In fact, the Surgeon General has warned that radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States today. If you smoke and your home has high radon levels, your risk of lung cancer is especially high. Testing is the only way to find out your home's radon levels. EPA and the Surgeon General recommend testing all homes below the third floor for radon.
If you find that you have high radon levels, there are ways to fix the problem. Even very high levels can be reduced to acceptable levels. If you are selling a home... EPA recommends that you test your home before putting it on the market and, if necessary, lower your radon levels. Save the test results and all information you have about steps that were taken to fix any problems. This could be a positive selling point.
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What is the 'acceptable' level of radon?
The US EPA has established the "action level" for deciding when you need to "do something" about the radon in your home, school, or work place is 4 pCi/l.* pCi/l= pico curies per liter, the most popular method of reporting radon levels. For those interested in the numbers, a pico curie is 0.000,000,000,001 (one-trillionth) of a Curie, an international measurement unit of radioactivity. One pCi/l means that in one liter of air there will be 2.2 radioactive disintegrations each minute. For example, at 4 pCi/l there will be approximately 12,672 radioactive disintegrations in one liter of air, during a 24-hour period.* 4 pCi/l is the level accepted by most states and US territories. |
The radon testing guidelines in the "Home Buyer's and Seller's Guide to Radon" have been developed specifically to deal with the time sensitive nature of home purchases and sales and the potential for radon device interference. The EPA publication the "Home Buyer's Guide" recommends two short-term testing options when long-term testing is not possible. The "Home Buyer's Guide" also recommends testing a home in the lowest level of the structure which is currently suitable for occupancy. This is because a buyer may choose to live in a lower area of the home than that used by the seller.
