Those of us that live in the Kansas City Area are in EPA's Red Zone for Radon levels. Zone 1 (Red) Highest Potential (greater than 4 pCi/L) Zone 2 (Orange) Moderate Potential (from 2 to 4 pCi/L) Zone 4 Low Potential (less than 2 pCi/L) Radon Risks of You Have Never Smoked (EPA) Radon Level If 1,000 people who never smoked were exposed to this level over a lifetime... The risk of cancer from radon exposure compares to... WHAT TO DO: 20 pCi/L About 36 people could get lung cancer 35 times the risk of drowning..... Fix your home 10 pCi/L About 18 people could get lung cancer 20 times the risk of dying in a home fire..... Fix your home 8 pCi/L About 15 people could get lung cancer 4 times the risk of dying in a fall..... Fix your home 4 pCi/L About 7 people could get lung cancer The risk of drying in a car crash..... Fix your home 2 pCi/L About 4 person could get lung cancer The risk of dying from poison..... Consider fixing between 2 and 4 pCi/L 1.3 pCi/L About 2 people could get lung cancer (Average indoor radon level) (Reducing radon levels below 2 pCi/L is difficult.) 0.4 pCi/L (Average outdoor radon level) (Reducing radon levels below 2 pCi/L is difficult.) Frequently Asked Questions: Q. What is radon? A. Radon originates from uranium. Over billions of years it gradually changes into radon gas. This gas is free to move up out of the soil and into the air above. Q. Why is radon harmful? A. Radon causes lung cancer. The particles (radon decay products) created by radon as it continues to radioactively change can be breathed into the lungs. These products stick on the walls of the air passages leading to the lungs and on the lung tissue itself. Q. Does radon cause other health effects? A. There is no current evidence radon causes any other illnesses. Q. What is the safe level of radon? A. No level of radon is safe. EPA recommends an average short term test should be less than 4.0 pCi/L. If your average is at or above 4.0 pCi/L then you should mitigate your home. Q. What is the difference between the activated charcoal (AC) canister versus the continuous monitor radon (CRM) test? A. The AC gives one average of radon concentration over the exposed time and is analyzed in the lab. The CRM prints an hourly average over the exposed period and can print out at the time of retrieval. Both devices are exposed a minimum of 48 hours, a maximum of 72 hours. Q. Which device is more accurate? A. They are equally accurate. The CRM, however, supplies you with more information. Q. What is the benefit of having more information? A. The CRM allows you to see how high the radon concentration reaches within the 48 - 72 hour period of exposure and has sensors to check for tampering. HAVE YOUR HOME TESTED TODAY (913) 244-7114 For More Information go to www.epa.gov |
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| The Kansas City Area is in Zone 1 (Red) with about 1/2 of the Homes Testing with High Radon Levels |
| Radon is colorless odorless hazardous gas that is a Class A Carcinogen and the 2nd leading cause of Lung Cancer in the U.S. A simple radon test can be done in 48 hours. Please watch this informative video from the E.P.A. |