What is Radon?

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Radon is a cancer-causing, radioactive gas.

You can’t see radon. And you can’t smell it or taste it. But it may be a
problem in your home. Radon is estimated to cause many thousands of deaths each year. That’s because when you breathe air containing radon, you can get lung cancer. In fact, the Surgeon General has warned that radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States today. Only smoking causes more lung cancer deaths. If you smoke and your home has high radon levels, your risk of lung cancer is especially high.

You should test for radon.

Testing is the only way to know if you and your family are at risk from
radon. The EPA and the Surgeon General recommend testing all homes below the third floor for radon. The EPA also recommends testing in schools.

Testing is inexpensive and easy—it should only take a few minutes of your time. Millions of Americans have already tested their homes for radon. We recommend testing your home every two years.

Licensed Radon Testing professionals can be found on our links page and both a continuous radon monitor and a simple test kit can be purchased at our store or by following the "Our Store" link to the left.

You can fix a radon problem.

Radon reduction systems work and they are not too costly. Some radon
reduction systems can reduce radon levels in your home by up to 99%. Even very high levels can be reduced to acceptable levels.

Is there Radon in our area? 

Studies by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency’s (IEMA) Radon Program, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and others show that radon occurs in every county in Illinois. The Radon Program found in its study the following percentages of homes exceeding 4 pCi/L in area counties:

 

 County            Homes            Average

                        Above             Reading

                        4.0                

DeKalb           51%                   5.7

DuPage          47%                   5.3

Grundy            44%                  6.2

Kane               51%                  5.7

Kendall           58%                   6.6

Will                  47%                  5.6

  as published by the IEMA study 2003-2004

Disclosure of Radon Information
The Illinois Radon Awareness Act and the Illinois Real Property Disclosure Act require that a seller of a home disclose information if
aware of unsafe concentrations of radon in the home. The acts do not require that testing or remediation work be conducted.
However, many relocation companies and lending institutions, as well as home buyers, request a radon test when purchasing a house. Sellers and brokers are cautioned to err on the side of full disclosure of material facts prior to entering into a purchase agreement.

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