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Radon X
provides service to:
Pittsburgh
Cranberry Twp., PA
Wexford, PA
Gibsonia, PA
Allison Park, PA
Monroeville, PA
Mars, PA
Butler, PA
Murrysville, PA
and the surrounding areas
of
Western Pennsylvania.
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Radon:
What You Should Know
 Although
radon is an odorless, colorless, tasteless gas, and can
only be detected with proper testing, it can be a
problem in your home. Radon is the naturally occurring
breakdown of uranium in the soil. As the uranium decays
it becomes a gas and enters the home through cracks and
openings. It also enters through the foundation walls.
According to the Surgeon General, radon is the second
leading cause of lung cancer behind smoking. Thousands
of people die each year from radon induced lung cancer.
If you smoke and have elevated levels of radon, your
chances of getting lung cancer are especially high.
It is estimated that 40% of the homes in Pennsylvania
have elevated levels of radon gas. The only way to know
for sure whether or not your home has a radon problem is
to test for it. Testing is a simple and inexpensive
process. Pennsylvania law requires all radon testing be
performed by a certified third party tester, however,
homeowners can test their own home by purchasing a test
kit from a local hardware store to do the testing
themselves.
The good news is that if you do have elevated levels of
radon the remediation is typically easy and relatively
inexpensive. The most common method of remediation is
sub-slab depressurization, where the radon gas is
removed from beneath the foundation before it has a
chance to enter the home and exhausted at the eave of
the roof so that it cannot re-enter the home.
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