What is Radon?

Radon is a cancer causing, radioactive gas. You cannot see it, smell it or taste it. Radon is produced by the natural breakdown of uranium in soil, rock and water. High levels of radon have been found in every state in the US. One in fifteen homes in the US have radon levels above 4 picocuries per liter (4pCi/L), the EPA action level.

• What is radon
• Health effects
• How radon enters the body
• Sources of radon
• Where to test
• Radon as part of a real estate transaction
• Types of Tests
• How to test
• Interpreting test results