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• Radon is a cancer-causing radioactive gas

• It comes from the natural breakdown of uranium in soil, rock and water and gets into the air you breathe

• Radon is estimated to cause about 21,000 lung cancer deaths per year

• You cannot see, smell or taste radon

• Testing is easy and the only way to find out your home’s radon levels

• A qualified radon tester, often a home inspector, will use a radon measurement device from a qualified laboratory

• There are ways to fix a radon problem; even very high levels can be reduced to acceptable levels

• Radon has been found in homes all over the United States

• Nearly one out of every 15 homes is estimated to have an elevated radon level (4 pCi/L or more)

• Any home can have a radon problem: new and old homes, well-sealed and drafty homes, homes with or without basements

 

Source: www.epa.gov/radon