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14 OF EVERY 100 HOUSES
HAS A RADON PROBLEM
Did you know that nearly every house has some radon in it and 14 out of every 100 houses has dangerously high radon levels? Everyone is at risk of radiation exposure from radon and older adults and children are most susceptible to the adverse health effects which include some cancers such as lung cancer, stomach cancer and leukemia. Radon is also believed to cause or aggravate asthma. If there are children in your home or if you are pregnant, or if you are elderly and/or sometimes care for grandchildren or other children in your home, you especially want to be sure the indoor environment is safe and healthy for the kids. The potential for serious disease increases with exposure over time. The average American receives 55% of his or her exposure to radiation from radon in their own home! We're exposed to radon everywhere and your own home is the only place where you can control how much radon you're exposed to and so its vitally important to test your house and reduce the radon levels if necessary. Test kits are so inexpensive and so easy and fast to use that you can afford to test your home, your parents' homes and the homes of your grown children and everyone in else in your family, and the homes of anyone who regularly cares for your child. Radon is such a major health threat that you can't afford not to test and now you can also order a digital radon monitor with LED read-out and alarm, and always know the radon level in your home.
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SERVICE scroll down the page for a special report on granite countertops
The EPA is concerned with the potential number of
residential and commercial buildings that still have dangerous radon levels simply because
they have not been tested. Lifespace
Corporation joins EPA in the initiative to encourage radon resistant new construction and more radon testing in all types of buildings where people spend
their time. Many people spend significant hours in homes, apartments, schools and
businesses and may be at risk from radon.
Radon is a colorless, odorless, radioactive gas. Radon is a by-product of the decay of
uranium and can travel for miles underground. All residential, commercial,
institutional and school buildings have some radon. Since geology is dynamic and
always changing, every
home should have either a continuous-read in-home monitor or regular annual radon testing.
British researchers believe radon may also cause or aggravate
asthma, allergies, leukemia,
stomach cancer and liver cancer! Radon definitely causes lung cancer,
this is a well known and proven fact and only cigarette
smoking causes more lung cancer deaths than radon! (the combination is
especially deadly, so if there's a smoker in your house be extra sure to
test and monitor radon levels). We're exposed to radiation from a
variety of sources each day. Radon, sunlight, televisions, computer monitors and many
other sources. Of these, radon in the home is the largest single source
of radiation and the one most easily controlled. It just makes good
sense to test for radon. . RADON RISK
ASSESSMENT CHARTS
There has been some media attention about granite countertops and whether your home inspector should test them to determine if they can increase indoor radon levels. There is only one Rochester New York area firm that is equipped to test granite countertops for radon and they have reported that there is almost no demand for testing. The
United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), radon1.com and Radon
Zone all recommend that you periodically use readily available and easy
to use short term or long term radon tests and monitor the concentration of
radon in the air of your home. We know that radon enters a home from
the soil around the foundation, and radon can also enter your home from
outdoor air and through water faucets and showers from well water or public
water and also from building products. With the increased use of granite countertops many home inspectors report that there is concern as to how much radon might “outgas” from this popular building material. The fact is that granite like other building materials can contain trace amounts of radon gas, but if your countertop emits a small amount of radon into the air it probably won't present a hazard. A better use of your money is testing the indoor air for radon with do-it-yourself test kits and/or install an electronic radon detector in your home. Radon concentrations can vary from day to day and an electronic detector has an LED readout so that you can know the radon level in your home every day, and an audible alarm if radon concentrates to dangerous levels. For more information go to radon1.com
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