It 'easy to forget the dangers of other home with all the attention in the form of the previous year. But homebuyers and sellers should be other risks such as radon on their radar to maintain. Radon is a radioactive (uranium) gas that occurs naturally in soil, rocks, soil and water. This is a health problem, when the air in homes. It can penetrate through the soil from basements and living spaces on a foundation slab of concrete. If you have water supplied from a well, radon can be present in yourdrinking water. One in fifteen homes in the United States is estimated to have elevated levels of radon.
Lung cancer is the primary health risk of radon. Two factors play a role in how high the level of risk. One is the amount of time you spend at home, and the second is if you are a smoker or have smoked. Mark Nash author of 1001 Tips for buying and selling a house share important information about radon. Readers should bear in mind that radon levels are easy to managehomes.
-Each house can have elevated levels of radon. Old houses, construction of new homes. properly constructed, or leaking, and those with or without a basement.
Condominiums, cooperatives and the second floor, is very unlikely that a radon problem. Radon concentrations decreased rapidly as one moves away from the earth.
Test for radon, either passive or active units. You can see, no smell or taste radon. Then you must decide whether the test devices necessary stepssuch as coal, bottles or alpha-track detectors available at local home supply stores. Active devices, like continuous radon monitors and continuous monitoring at work requires trained professionals to work properly.
The test equipment must be the lowest level in a house used as living quarters are located, including unfinished basements. The test equipment should be at least twenty inches from the floor. Care should be taken to interfere with the testunits, and stay away from drafts, high heat and humidity, and exterior walls with. Close doors and windows and a half days before the start of a process. Short-term tests performed four to seven days. Long term tests can be performed more than ninety days.
-EPA (Environmental Protection Agency), we recommend that (low) to 4 levels of radon PCI / L or higher be mitigated.
-If you need a professional contractor test, is looking for a listed by the EPA's Radon Contractor Proficiency Level(SPC) program. RCP must meet rigorous standards and follow the rules of CPR mitigation.
Costs to mitigate radon in homes can vary greatly. The kits can be in the shops of the house is under fifty dollars. Attenuation Professional can be run from $ 750 – $ 3000 depending on where you live and how heavy the radon problem.
Online resources:
General Information: http://www.epa.gov/radon
Citizen's guide to radon:http://www.epa.gov/radon/pubs/citguide.html
National Radon Safety Board: http://www.nrsb.org/