Radon-Are you in the know?

Radon gas is a real danger to the health and safety of your family and your home. Radon gas most often times enters your home through the air flow coming from your basement or crawlspace. Homes with a basement or crawlspace are more likely to have a higher than safe level of radon gas in their home due to the build up of the concentration of the gas beneath the home. Radon gas occurs naturally as it is created by the breakdown of Uranium in soil, rock and water. Radon gas is everywhere so there is no way to prevent its existence, but there is a way to keep the levels in your home at a safer level.

You can buy a testing kit at your local home improvement or hardware store and have the air in your home tested. You can perform the test yourself as they are relatively easy to use. The Environmental Protection Agency has set an action level of 4pCi/L. Anything above this results are considered unsafe. Radon gas is colorless, odorless, and tasteless. The symptoms of radon poisoning often dont present themselves until someone in the household has been diagnosed with lung cancer. For the health and safety of your family, test the air in your home for the radon levels.

If you find a high level in your home, dont worry...it is easier now than ever to get radon gas to a safer level in your home. A licenced, radon mitigation specialist in your area can install a system in your home that will get the air levels down to a safer one for your family.

Whatever your do, do the research and have your home tested. It is always better to be safe than sorry.

If you have any questions about Radon gas/poisoning and mitigation, call Frontier Basement Systems.

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