You have these options:
* The easiest one is to buy an electronic detector. They are not very precise but they tell you enough about the presence of Radon to know if you have a problem or not. They cost around 100 dollars. * Second option is to get a test kit, expose it to the conditions in your home and then send it to a lab. They will tell you back what they found. More precise but takes time. Also you have the risk of ruining the test by mistake and having to pay for the whole thing again. Read more at the links bellow.
Radon is an odorless gas produced from the radioactive decay of uranium. It is believed to be the most common cause of lung cancer .
Equivalent to lung cancer diagnosis.
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It is present in the ground below the house and enters from below.
Because radon can be accumulated in buildings, in closed, non ventilated areas.
Sharp metal object and or a gun.
Radon is a radioactive and dangerous gas when inhaled longtime and at high concentrations. Radon can cause lung cancers.
A high result in radon testing (more than 4 pCi/L or pico Curies per liter) requires action. A mitigation system should be installed in the affected house.
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It is present in the ground below the house and enters from below.
All homes are; radon emits radioactivity constantly, just not enough to really do anything.
Free-Radon-Test-Kits.com offers what you are looking for with your new house.
Because radon can be accumulated in buildings, in closed, non ventilated areas.
Like, radon? You get a fan to get it out of your house.
Sharp metal object and or a gun.
Today radium does not affect us; more important is radon.
Fortunately we haven't radium in our houses (but we have radon !).
Check out www.epa.gov/radon/pubs/citguide.html, that is the official government website for radon testing and a citizen's guide to find the right place to get it done.
We can find radon as a non metal element. Atomic number of it is 86.