Understand the Importance of Radon Testing
What Is Radon? Why Test?
You can’t see it, smell it, or taste it, but it is harmful to your health. Radon gas is the second leading cause of lung cancer, after smoking, and the # 1 cause of lung cancer in non-smokers. Testing is the only way to know at what levels it exists.
The US EPA estimates that nearly 1 out of every 15 homes in the US has unsafe indoor radon levels. Approximately 21,000 lung cancer deaths are attributed to radon exposure every year, with approximately 2,900 of these deaths occurring among people who have never smoked. If you smoke and your home has high radon levels, your risk of lung cancer increases greatly.
Radon comes from the natural breakdown of uranium in soil, rock, and water, then gets into the air you breathe. Unlike carbon monoxide and many other pollutants, radon's adverse health effect, lung cancer, is usually not produced immediately, so exposure could occur over many years without you knowing.
Testing for radon is a simple 48- to 96-hour process, and Midwest Radon Testing
will walk you through every step. Put your mind at ease and find out the level in your home today!
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