During a real estate transaction it’s important to acquire radon test results for the home you’re intending to buy. That said, there are limits to how much you can rely on a test from the seller. This is not necessarily because the seller may be trying to pull a fast one on you, but instead […]

Residents in Salt Lake City Utah might be happy to know that a new radon removal service just rolled into town. Greene’s Inc. has announced that they now sell the proper equipment to detect and mitigate radon from local residences. The idea is that homeowners will be more educated on the dangers of radon, while also […]

Jersey is one of several different areas – another being south-west of England – where higher levels of radon gas have been reported. Due to an abundance of granite, the presence of radon gas in the area is much higher than normal so the probability of homes with higher-than average radon levels is high. Despite […]

If you’ve never heard of “fracking” before, or hydraulic fracturing then you might want to get a little more familiar with it, especially if you live in Pennsylvania. Fracking is a technique used by miners to make the collection of gas and oil easier. They pump highly pressurized liquid comprised of various chemicals – sometimes […]

Certain building materials emit or “outgas” levels of radioactive particles, such as granite countertops which release radon. You can test your granite countertops for radon to be sure how much gas is being released. For the most part, it’s highly unlikely that the gas being released is concentrated enough to be hazardous or harmful. In addition […]

Radon is a radioactive byproduct of radium. It is a part of the natural radioactive decay series, which is a group of naturally occuring radioactive elements such as Uranium, Radium and Thorium. The Science Behind the Deadly Gas Radon Radon (222) is one of the elements produced during the radioactive decay chain of uranium (238), […]

Radon gas is odorless, colorless and tasteless. In other words, there’s absolutely no way to discover its presence – or whether or not there’s a problem in your home – unless you test specifically for it. As it so happens, now is the best time of year to conduct a short term test. If you […]

Everyone needs to be aware about the dangers of radon. That is exactly why the Senior Wellness Center in Marietta Georgia will be holding a Radon Prevention event for seniors – aged 55 and up – from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. on September 9, 2014. If you’re in the area, you should do what you […]

One of the things you hear most from this site is that you should test your home for radon. Since radon is odorless, colorless and tasteless that is – unfortunately – the only way to discover whether or not you have a problem in your home. That said, how do you test? What are the […]

The United States Environmental Protection Agency has declared January as the National Radon Awareness month. This is nothing new of course, as the EPA aims to raise countrywide awareness about the deadly gas. Unfortunately, most people pay the issue no mind unless it’s at the forefront. That is why, it doesn’t matter what month has […]