Many Utah Home Owners are Living in Extremely Dangerous Radon Conditions
If your buying a home in Utah that hasn't had a current Radon Test than I urge you to consider having a Radon Test. Radon Testing can be added to the cost of the general home inspection for as little as $125.
Utah is a MAJOR hot zone for elevated radon levels.
Nearly every single week we detect atleast 1 if not more homes that have un-safe levels of Radon. Many times the homes we test are for the buyers during our general home inspection. It's not uncommon for us to detect 3 and 4 times the radon level of what the EPA considers hazardous. At the time of testing, all we can do is inform the sellers that they have been living in severely high levels of Radon Gas and wish them the best. Sad but true! Don't let this be you!
Radon and Smoking = VERY DANGEROUS!
The effects of radon increase by more than 900% for those who smoke!
if you are a smoker, GET A RADON TEST ASAP! The radon risk to non-smokers is a serious concern also.
The effects of smoking are very well documented, likewise the effects of radon exposure are now widely known to be a major cause of preventable death in the world today.
Anybody living with Lung Cancer would beg to have the opportunity to rewind their life and preform radon testing on their home! Don't take the chance!
Radon Testing is only the cost of 2 tanks of gas and can potentially add many healthy years to your life.
Your chances of getting lung cancer
from radon depend mostly on:
- How much radon is in your home
- The amount of time you spend in your home
- Whether you are a smoker or have ever smoked
Radon Risk If You Smoke
20 pCi/L | About 260 people could get lung cancer | 250 times the risk of drowning | Fix your home |
10 pCi/L | About 150 people could get lung cancer | 200 times the risk of dying in a home fire | Fix your home |
8 pCi/L | About 120 people could get lung cancer | 30 times the risk of dying in a fall | Fix your home |
4 pCi/L | About 62 people could get lung cancer | 5 times the risk of dying in a car crash | Fix your home |
2 pCi/L | About 32 people could get lung cancer | 6 times the risk of dying from poison | Consider fixing between 2 and 4 pCi/L |
1.3 pCi/L | About 20 people could get lung cancer | (Average indoor radon level) | (Reducing radon levels below 2 pCi/L is difficult.) |
0.4 pCi/L | About 3 people could get lung cancer | (Average outdoor radon level) | |
Note: If you are a former smoker, your risk may be lower. * Lifetime risk of lung cancer deaths from EPA Assessment of Risks from Radon in Homes (EPA 402-R-03-003). ** Comparison data calculated using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's 1999-2001 National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Reports. |
Radon Risk If You've Never Smoked
20 pCi/L | About 36 people could get lung cancer | 35 times the risk of drowning | Fix your home |
10 pCi/L | About 18 people could get lung cancer | 20 times the risk of dying in a home fire | Fix your home |
8 pCi/L | About 15 people could get lung cancer | 4 times the risk of dying in a fall | Fix your home |
4 pCi/L | About 7 people could get lung cancer | The risk of dying in a car crash | Fix your home |
2 pCi/L | About 4 person could get lung cancer | The risk of dying from poison | Consider fixing between 2 and 4 pCi/L |
1.3 pCi/L | About 2 people could get lung cancer | (Average indoor radon level) | (Reducing radon levels below 2 pCi/L is difficult.) |
0.4 pCi/L | (Average outdoor radon level) | ||
Note: If you are a former smoker, your risk may be higher. * Lifetime risk of lung cancer deaths from EPA Assessment of Risks from Radon in Homes (EPA 402-R-03-003). ** Comparison data calculated using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's 1999-2001 National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Reports. |
Your radon risk is a clear and present danger !
It's never too late to reduce your risk of lung cancer.
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