Why Should a Home be Tested?
Radon is the second-leading cause of lung cancer in the United States, after smoking. The World Health Organization, The Surgeon General of the United States, the American Medical Association, and the United States Environmental Protection Agency have labeled radon a significant health risk.
Any house can have high radon levels. Radon is a serious health risk and no home is immune to it.
No two homes, regardless of proximity, have the same radon exposure. Radon generally moves a distance of only 20 to 30 feet through the soil to a building. Consequently, the source for the radon entering a building is, generally, near or just beneath the building. Soils can vary from building to building, even within the same neighborhood. With the variability of soils and geology beneath homes, the only way to know if your home has elevated levels of radon is to test.
