BIX Basement is proud to be offering residential and real estate
licensed radon measurement.
A Licensed Radon Measurement Professional
can:
- Evaluate the home and recommend a testing approach designed
to make sure you get reliable results.
- Explain how proper
conditions can be maintained during the test.
- Emphasize to
a home’s occupants that a reliable test
result depends upon their cooperation. Interference with,
or disturbance of, the test or closed-house conditions will
invalidate the test results.
- Analyze the data and report
the results in a shorter time period.
- Provide an independent
test result.
| Surgeon General Health Advisory |
United Stated EPA Research Estimates |
| “Indoor radon is the second-leading cause of lung cancer
in the United States and breathing it over prolonged periods
can present a significant health risk to families all over
the country. It’s important to know that this threat
is completely preventable. Radon can be detected with a simple
test and fixed through well-established venting techniques.” |
The US EPA estimates that approximately 13% of lung cancer
deaths are radon related. The remaining 87% of lung cancer
deaths are related to smoking. The USEPA has also concluded
that smokers are at higher risk from radon. The USEPA recommends
that indoor radon levels be below 4 picocuries per liter of
air. |
What is Radon?
Radon is a cancer-causing, radioactive gas. You can’t
see, smell or taste radon. But it may be a problem in your home.
Radon comes from the natural (radioactive) breakdown of uranium
in soil, rock and water and gets into the air you breath. Radon
can get into all types of buildings (new and old) and result
in a high indoor radon level. But you and your family are most
likely to get your greatest exposure at home, where you spend
most of your time.
Elevated radon levels have been found throughout Illinois.
The only way your family can know whether you have an elevated
radon level is to test
for it.
Radon testing can be performed and results reported in as little
as 3 days.
Do You Know Where Radon Comes From?
Most Radon enters a home because of air pressure and temperature
differences between the home and the outside air. When air is
vented from buildings by natural or powered ventilation, radon
and other soil gases are drawn in from the surrounding soil through
openings between the house and the soil.
For
more information on radon...
Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA)
1-800-325-1245
www.state.il.us/iema
United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
www.epa.gov/radon
www.epa.gov/radon/pubs/hmbyguid.html
National Cancer Institute
www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/radon
National Environmental Health Association, National Radon
Proficiency Program
www.neha-nrpp.org
Credits:
EPA publication; EPA 402-K-05-008 (A
Citizen’s
Guide To Radon)
EPA publication; EPA 402-K-05-005 (Home
Buyer’s and Seller’s
Guide to Radon)
IEMA publication IEMA 012-5000-rvsd12/05
(The ABC’s of
Radon in Illinois, What Every Family Should Know)
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