My answer to homeowners and potential home buyers are wondering whether to get a radon control: yes, so be sure not to overload (check for local radon inspectors / testers on a series of market prices). In my opinion, prevention is better than cure.
What is radon? Radon is a radioactive, colorless, odorless, tasteless noble gas, as natural as a decay product of uranium. The gas occurs naturally in igneous rocks and soil samples, butOccasionally found in well water as well.
Radon is a threat to his health because of its radioactive properties. Earlier, however, is the fact that it is not detectable by people without the proper equipment. This allows gas to be present in the house and you would never know.
Research has shown that radon gas can accumulate from natural sources in buildings and homes, especially in confined spaces such as attics and basements. Once inside the apartment,gas can be inhaled or swallowed (for example, from radon-rich water) through the house residents. After entering the body, radioactive particles will then damage the cells lining the lungs. Finally, it can lead to lung cancer. The problem is, it usually takes years for the onset of symptoms that the person to the possibility of the presence of radon in the home would be careful.
Fortunately, in recent years there has been an increased awareness of radon gas and its possible effects on health has beenPeople exposed to the gas. According to the Agency for the protection of the United States' Environmental (EPA), radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer after cigarette smoking, that 21 000 deaths from lung cancer each year in the United States from the sky. Start to people who smoke, have to suffer even greater risk of lung cancer.
It is estimated that 1OUT radon concentrations increased from 5 real estate specified. Some areas of the United States, but they are worse than others. For example, Iowa andAppalachian Mountain region in southeastern Pennsylvania have the highest average concentration of radon presumably (for more statistics was the level of radon can be found in the map http://www.epa.gov/radon/whereyoulive.html EPA.
New Jersey, in particular, several counties that the EPA (if the maximum amount that may be present in a house) with an average of radon levels under 4 pCi / L scored.
NJ The regions with the highest concentrations of radon are:
•Hunterdon
• Mercer
• Monmouth
• Morris
• Somerset
• Sussex
• Warren
The EPA and Surgeon General recommend all homes be tested for radon. This is where my "better safe than sorry rational" comes into play. I'm with people who have told me that they feel is necessary because radon control the hosts have friends who live in the area, he said, speaking not found that radon in their homes. This may be true, andHome you are looking to buy radon to be free, but if he does? What if this dangerous gas is odorless and soaring into the air in your house slowly and harm you and your family?
Ultimately, one must ask whether the tax or a flat fee for a check Radon is worth compared to potential long-term medical consequences of hosting detected radon in the home is.
