January is National Radon Action Month
By Test For Admin | January 21, 2010
In recognition of radon’s serious and sometimes deadly nature, the United States Environmental Protection Agency has deemed January “National Radon Action Month”
Unclear about radon and what it can do to you and your family? Try this information on for size:
Radon — the naturally occurring, odorless, colorless gas that is produced when uranium breaks down in soil, rock or water — also is deadly.
After smoking, radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in many countries. A World Health Organization report in September 2009 estimated that the number of deaths due to radon-induced lung cancer in the United States ranged from 15,400 to 21,800 a year.
A group called the Environmental Health Committee recently put those figures into rather startling context: Radon caused more deaths in the United States last year than drunken driving, fires and carbon monoxide combined. ( source )
So… how can you acquire a Home Radon Test Kit? Simple: The links below will take you to the National Safety Products web site which has a good selection of test kits designed to pick up traces of radon in air AND in water.
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