Radon, Mitigation, Waterloo, Cedar Falls, Waverly, Husdon, LaPorte City, Parkersburg, Jesup, Grundy Center, Iowa

         I Am Selling a home, What Should I Do?

If Your Home Has Not Yet Been Tested for Radon...

 
Have a test taken as soon as possible! If you can, test your home before putting it on the market. You should test in the lowest level of the home that could be used regularly. This means testing in the lowest level that you currently live in or a lower level not currently used, but which a buyer might use as a family room or play area, etc.
The radon test result is important information about your home's radon level. If you do the test yourself, you should carefully follow the testing protocol for your area o r EPA's Radon Testing Checklist. If you hire a contractor to test your residence, protect yourself by hiring a qualified individual or company.

How do we know radon is a carcinogen?

The World Health Organization (WHO), the National Academy of Sciences, the US Department of Health and Human Services, as well as EPA, have classified radon as a known human carcinogen, because of the wealth of biological and epidemiological evidence and data showing the connection between exposure to radon and lung cancer in humans.

There have been many studies conducted by many different organizations in many nations around the world to examine the relationship of radon exposure and human lung cancer. The largest and most recent of these was an international study, led by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), which examined the data on 68,000 underground miners who were exposed to a wide range of radon levels. The studies of miners are very useful because the subjects are humans, not rats, as in many cancer research studies. These miners are dying of lung cancer at 5 times the rate expected for the general population. Over many years scientists around the world have conducted exhaustive research to verify the cause-effect relationship between radon exposure and the observed increased lung cancer deaths in these miners and to eliminate other possible causes.

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Radon Mitigation, Waterloo, Cedar Falls, Waverly, Hudson, LaPorte City Iowa

Radon is formed as part of the normal radioactive decay chain of uranium. Uranium has been present since the earth was formed and its most common isotope has a very long half-life (4.5 billion years), which is the amount of time required for one-half of uranium to break down. Uranium, radium, and thus radon, will continue to occur for millions of years at about the same concentrations as they do now.

RADON.... WHAT IS IT???

Radon, where does it come from?

PRODUCTION: Radon is not produced as a commercial product. Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas and comes from the natural breakdown (radioactive decay) of uranium. It is usually found in igneous rock and soil, but in some cases, well water may also be a source of radon.

RADON, A SCIENTIFIC DESCRIPTION

A scientific description

PROPERTIES: Radon is a gaseous highly radioactive element discovered by English physicist Ernest Rutherford in 1899. The discovery is also credited to German physicist Friedrich Ernst Dorn in 1900. More specifically, Rutherford discovered radon's alpha radiation and Dorn discovered that radium was releasing a gas.

Radon!

Federal Radon Action The Action Plan Protecting People and Families from Radon: A Federal Action Plan for Saving Lives The Action Plan aims to increase radon risk reduction in homes, schools and daycare facilities, as well as radon-resistant new construction. It contains both an array of current federal government actions to reduce radon risks and a series of new commitments for future action

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HOW DO I TAKE CARE OF A RADON PROBLEM?

Performing work to lower indoor radon levels is called radon mitigation. Radon mitigation is the process of installing a vent pipe and fan system within a home to reduce indoor radon levels. There are many ways to mitigate radon. The most common and effective is a vent pipe and fan outside the home or building. This radon mitigation system removes radon from under the foundation and vents it above the roof line of the house so that it does not enter the home.   Order your test kit at www.mallonconstructionandradon.com