Radon gas is odorless, tasteless, invisible – and dangerous. Unfortunately, this carcinogenic (cancer-causing) form of ionizing radiation is commonly found infiltrating homes and businesses in West Virginia and throughout the United States, where an estimated 200,000 Americans die from radon-induced lung cancer each year. The only way to know if the air you are breathing contains radon is to have your property tested.
Radon is a radioactive gas that comes from the natural breakdown of uranium in soil, rock, and water.
As a gas, radon typically gets into the air you breathe by moving up through the ground and into your home or business by seeping through cracks and holes in the foundation or, less commonly, through well water. Once inside, it gets trapped – and stays inside where residents face continual exposure.
Yes. Any home can have a radon problem, whether new or old, well-sealed or drafty, and with or without a basement. In fact, you are most likely to get your greatest radiation exposure at home because that is where you spend most of your time.
You cannot see, smell, or taste radon. Yet, radon may still be a problem in your home. Contact us to schedule a radon test to determine if radon is present in your home or business.
Every home should be tested for radon. If your home is contaminated with radon, simply breathing the contaminated indoor air significantly increases your risk of getting lung cancer. If your home has high levels of radon and you smoke, your risk of lung cancer is especially high.
If radon gas is found in your home or business, Appalachian Environmental Testing & Consulting can provide referrals for professional radon mitigation to help prevent the gas from entering your home in the future and perform testing to ensure that it stays out.
The average radon concentration found inside American homes is about 1.3 pCi/L (picocuries per liter). The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommends mitigation for homes where the radon level is 4 pCi/L or more. Because there is no known safe level of exposure to radon, you are asked to consider mitigation measures if radon levels are between 2 pCi/L and 4 pCi/L.
At Appalachian Environmental Testing & Consulting, we care about the health and safety of our families, friends, and neighbors throughout West Virginia. We want you to have the information you need about radon so you can make the best decisions for your family’s health and encourage you to explore the radon resources below. Contact us for quality radon testing to help protect yourself and those you love from this silent, invisible killer.
At Appalachian Environmental Testing & Consulting (AETC), our well-qualified technicians are fully trained, certified, licensed, and well-equipped to provide professional radon testing with accurate measurement of your home’s radon level. Be sure you know what the radon level is in your north-central West Virginia home or business so you can protect those you care about. We think you will find that our extensive education, training, experience, and expertise sets us apart as West Virginia’s Premier Radon Testing Contractor. We invite you to explore our full range of inspection and remediation services. Contact us for quality you can rely on. Call us at (304) 613-6999.
WV Residential & Commercial Radon Services
Radon Sampling – Radon Testing
HUD Multifamily Radon Testing
Radon Testing for Homes and Apartment Complexes
Certified Radon Measurement Specialist
Licensed Radon Tester
National Radon Safety Board Certified Radon Measurement Specialist – WV State Licensed Radon Tester – WV Radon Specialist – WV Radon Measurement Specialist – WV Radon Tester – WV Radon Inspector
Home Buyer’s & Seller’s Guide to Radon provided courtesy of
United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Basic Radon Facts provided courtesy of
United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Common Radon Myths provided courtesy of
West Virginia Department of Health & Human Resources (WVDHHS)
Office of Environmental Health Services Protection Agency (OEHS)
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