202732 Resource 137075 146274 146274 1209672793049 1209672898226 Controlled The Risk of Radon

Ways keep your family safe

<p>Did you know that radon is the leading cause of lung cancer in non-smokers? As a natural radioactive gas that can’t be seen, smelled or tasted, radon can be dangerous if not monitored.  </p><p>It’s best to hire professionals to test for radon in your home, but you can also check radon levels yourself. The National Safety Council offers discounted radon test kits. Businesses like <a href="https://webmail.realliving.com/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.lowes.com/">Lowe's</a>, <a href="https://webmail.realliving.com/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.target.com/">Target</a> and <a href="https://webmail.realliving.com/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.safehomeproducts.com/shp2/sm/radondetector.asp">safehomeproducts.com</a> also carry detectors. To hire a professional, contact your state radon office for assistance.</p>According to the U.S. EPA, an acceptable indoor radon level is 4 pCi/L. Some of the most common methods for reducing radon in your home are through soil suction (a method that draws radon under the house and releases it away from the house), sealing foundation cracks, increased under floor ventilation and installing a radon sump pump. 10 application/xml false EPA Home Inspection Lowe's Lung Cancer National Safety Council Radon gases Target Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; PPC Mac OS X; en) AppleWebKit/418 (KHTML, like Gecko) Safari/417.9.2 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 dgauntner 204.31.75.254 false true false false true 205849 false false true false false false true 137075 blog blogsite/RealLiving/web