Radon gas is a stealthy serious health hazard in your home. It is a colorless, odorless, tasteless radioactive gas produced from the natural breakdown of uranium in soil, rock, and water. Radon gas is a natural by product of our earth’s soil and normally, if nothing is obstructing it like your home or office building, it moves up in to the atmosphere and dissipates causing no harm. Radon mitigation might be necessary if your home has even minor cracks in the foundation, floors, walls, chimney, etc.
Research has demonstrated definitively that radon gas is a carcinogen and can cause lung cancer. If you believe that you are not at risk because you do not have a basement or crawl space or do not use well water, you are mistaken. Radon gas must rise, so it will rise into your living or working space through cracks in the floor, around chimneys, around plumbing pipes and through the ducts of forced air heating systems.
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) strongly recommends mitigating if a radon test reads 4 pCi/L or higher. If the radon level test shows above 2 pCi/L, the EPA recommends that consumers consider mitigation.
Fortunately, there are several options available for radon mitigation and they are all proven effective. Working with a professional in this regard will help you find the best most cost-effective resolution. You will have a healthier home or office and feel confident that you maintain a healthy green eco-friendly home environment for you and your family.
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