According to the EPA, those houses with levels of four picocuries or higher per liter of air should be remediated—an expensive process of sealing cracks in basement floors (even though radon can permeate concrete), installing subfloor or subslab ventilation and setting up fans or blowers to move air through the house. read more
Prelude. A large portion of the general population is under the misconception that the frequently published risks associated with radon are well accepted scientific facts. read more
And from that lie sprang the industry of radon mitigation for residential homes that we are all paying for. When you think about it, anybody with an IQ over 75 would question the idea of paying a thousand bucks to"cure" a problem you can't see or smell; a problem nobody has ever noticed or observed negative results from; a problem that apparently didn't even exist until 1984. read more
Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that is emitted from soils and rocks and is in some water sources. The EPA promotes radon monitoring and sealing of homes to prevent an indoor radon gas hazard. The range of radon gas in US homes varies by a factor of over 1000. read more