Why Radon Is Worrisome
Radon is carcinogenic. That means that, as per Radon.com, sufficient levels of radon over a long enough period of time will cause cancer – lung cancer, specifically.
How does radon occur, to begin with? It’s not the cause of industrialization or excessive pollution, as far as we know. Most cases of radon-related lung cancer occur due to naturally high levels of radon in an area – most specifically a building, like a school or home. Radon, as a natural byproduct of the lifecycle of uranium, a common mineral, can occur anywhere where the surface of the earth has been dug up deeper than six feet.
So how do you combat radon and ensure that your family is safe from its dangers?
Be Sure to Check Your Home
The thing about radon – and this is why many home filtration devices and systems have trouble with it – is that it’s a single atom gas. That means it can easily pass through plastic, paper, and most building materials, even insulation materials.
The only way to tell whether or not you have a radon problem is to use a radon detection service. Radon remediation is a several-steps process, and it all begins with choosing a capable team – like SWAT – to handle the detection and remediation.
Find the Right Professionals in Your Area
Because it can make its way through so many materials, radon can be difficult to contain. But there are ways to mitigate its danger – such as a soil depressurization device, which simply extracts radon from pockets of air in the soil straight through an exhaust fan built into the roof of a home into the air. There, it disperses into non-dangerous levels.
Finding a professional to do this right, however, means that you have to find someone you can fully trust and work with them every step of the way to keep your home radon-free.
