Radon has a higher annual death rate than Drunk Driving, Drowning, Home Fires, and Dangerous Falls.

Radon characteristics:

• colorless gas
• odorless gas
• tasteless gas
• Naturally occuring
• Radioactive
• Does not chemically react

Throughout our lives, we are exposed to radiation from many different sources. Often times you hear in the medical field, that it is not safe to expose yourself to excessive amounts of x-rays. In reality, x-rays only constitute 11% of our lifetime radiation exposure. Radon is by far the highest contributer to radiation exposure at 54%.

• 54% Radon Exposure
• 11% X-Rays (Dental+Medical)
• 11% Internal Radiation
• 4% Nuclear Medicine
• 8% Terrestrial
• 8% Cosmic
• 1% Other
3% Consumer Products

The following foundation openings may allow soil gas to bring in radon:

• The opening between the basement and crawl space.
• Cracks in concrete slabs or walls.
• Sump Holes (may be connected to earth, gravel drainage, perimeter drain, pipes, waterline, or a variety of other transport paths).
• Floor Drains
• Holes through slabs under tubs, showers, or toilets where space was left around traps.
• Holes in the slab around pipes.
• Heating ducts run under slabs.
• Pores, cracks, gaps in mortat, and open tops in concrete block walls.
• Holes in slabs where wooden stair stringers or pieces of blocking penetrate the slab.
• Cracks in slabs around support columns.

“Radon Is A Serious National Health Problem”

• U.S. Surgeon General
• American Medical Association
• American Lung Association
• Environmental Protection Agency
• World Health Organization
• National Academy of Sciences
• National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement