Radon Facts
Radon Guided Viewing
http://www.epa.gov/radon/pubs/citguide.html
Name: Phamela Gabrielle Chico
1: How many deaths are caused by Radon per year?
Lung cancer causes about 20,000 deaths annually in the U.S.
2: What is Radon Gas?
Odorless and invisible gas that could only be known to be present if tested
3: Where is Radon found?
Radon can be found in gas, soil and water as a radioactive gas
4: How does Radon get into your home?
Radon gets into an individual’s home randomly. Because it is naturally present in the atmosphere, by getting released through soil rock and water, hence it eventually makes it way in the home.
5: What level of Radon is considered unsafe? (indoors)
Having Radon in the house will increase the risk for lung cancer and being exposed to it frequently will endanger the people in the house. The levels of radon unsafe for indoors is above 2 Pci per liter. (Pci-picocuries)
6: Is Radon in your home water supply considered to be a problem? Explain.
Yes Radon in your home would be considered a problem. Breathing in Radon increases your risk of contracting lung cancer; it also is transferred easily through the atmosphere.
7: How can you lower the Radon levels in your home?
http://www.epa.gov/radon/pubs/citguide.html
Name: Phamela Gabrielle Chico
1: How many deaths are caused by Radon per year?
Lung cancer causes about 20,000 deaths annually in the U.S.
2: What is Radon Gas?
Odorless and invisible gas that could only be known to be present if tested
3: Where is Radon found?
Radon can be found in gas, soil and water as a radioactive gas
4: How does Radon get into your home?
Radon gets into an individual’s home randomly. Because it is naturally present in the atmosphere, by getting released through soil rock and water, hence it eventually makes it way in the home.
5: What level of Radon is considered unsafe? (indoors)
Having Radon in the house will increase the risk for lung cancer and being exposed to it frequently will endanger the people in the house. The levels of radon unsafe for indoors is above 2 Pci per liter. (Pci-picocuries)
6: Is Radon in your home water supply considered to be a problem? Explain.
Yes Radon in your home would be considered a problem. Breathing in Radon increases your risk of contracting lung cancer; it also is transferred easily through the atmosphere.
7: How can you lower the Radon levels in your home?
- Call state radon office to find a radon mitigators
- Local radon mitigators