You’ve read the continuous stream of stats we list: radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer, it’s responsible for the deaths of more than 21,000 Americans each year and the EPA estimates that every one in fifteen homes has elevated radon levels. You’ve read our continuous stream of ways to combat the problem: radon testing yourself and professionally, radon mitigation, and radon awareness.
What you haven’t heard is something new, something fresh. Something like this.
An IndieGoGo crowdfunding campaign was just launched for ARIA, the “world’s first radon and IAQ device.” We know what you’re thinking: what does that mean exactly?
Introducing ARIA, World’s First Indoor Air Quality Monitoring Device
IAQ stands for indoor air quality, and ARIA is an indoor air quality monitoring device which means it measures the amount of pollution found in your indoor air. It continuously – like our radon updates – monitors radon levels in a residence, carbon dioxide levels, indoor temperature and humidity levels and more. To put it bluntly, this thing is supposed to be the end-all, be-all monitor for indoor air pollution.
Once installed, you can be absolutely sure that your home will remain healthy for your family and yourself. Of course, before it can be purchased the device needs to be manufactured and mass produced – which is exactly why the developers have turned to IndieGoGo for funding support.
What is ARIA?
Developed by RSense – a company that specializes in the creation of professional radon-detection tools – the ARIA will sit on a shelf in your home and monitor pollution levels. One of the biggest benefits is that it monitors radon levels in real-time over an extended period. The information is then transmitted to a mobile app, which breaks down everything one would ever need to know. If there are dangerous levels of pollution or radon gas in your home, you’ll know soon enough.
Integrated LED lights allow ARIA to locally signal whether or not the indoor air quality is healthy. It can also be connected to smart-home tech like the NEST thermostat, or a radon mitigation and ventilation system – activating the vent fans when levels are too high.
Luca Bidinelli, the CEO of RSens, says that ARIA is extremely easy to use, even for the average consumer.
“Aria is as easy to use as a smoke detector and very accurate, so we are now potentially preventing thousands from getting lung cancer because of radon exposure. This deadly gas kills over six times more people than for or carbon monoxide every year. Aria uses proven technology and makes consumer home testing possible. If you had the chance to find out immediately whether your family was living in a radon-filled environment, wouldn’t you take it so that you could address the problem?”
How Can I Support ARIA?
If you’re interested you can help back the project over at the official IndieGoGo page.
The first Aria units will be available sometime in late 2015, and are estimated to cost about $249. Of course, early backers who purchase their device through the crowdfunding campaign will receive their units earlier than everyone else. There are also several different perk tiers and rewards depending on how much you are willing to pledge to the project.
This device is promising indeed, as the main goal is to make professional radon monitoring equipment affordable and accessible to consumers. Traditional radon testing takes quite a long time to setup, conduct and acquire the results. This device will allow consumers to instantly identify a problem.
