Radon
RADON
Beginning in November, it will be the time of year again when during the winter months Delaware County homeowners should test their homes for Radon. Radon gas is invisible, odorless and tasteless. It comes from decaying uranium deposits found in the soil and rocks under and around the homes foundation. The health risk from long term exposure to elevated levels of Radon is lung cancer; this risk is 10% higher if there are smokers in the family. There are steps homeowners can take to lower or mitigate an elevated radon level.
PDF: Radon Basic Facts & Dispelling Common Myths
FREE POST MITIGATION RADON TESTING
Radon in the air testing available for homeowners who have lowered an elevated radon gas level through the services of an EPA Certified Radon Contractor.
If you have installed a radon mitigation system to lower the radon level in your home, then this is NEWS FOR YOU: NYS Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental Radiation has a FREE RADON TEST KIT for you to use as a Post-Mitigation Test. You can access the order form for the test kit: EITHER CALL: NYS Department of Health at 1-800-458-1158 or 518 402-7556 and get details on this website: http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/radon/radonhom.htm.
If you have questions, call either NYS Department of Health at 1-800-458-1158 or Cornell University Cooperative Extension of Delaware County at (607) 865-6531.