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H Chek - Radon Test Kit
Will your House Give you Lung Cancer and Kill You? Do you live in a RED-ORANGE Area of the United States? YES - You need to test for Radon NOW.
The Radon Test Kit contains two charcoal liquid scintillation vials for collecting room air samples in your home or office. The technology used to produce these vials along with the Laboratory analysis methodology provides highly accurate results in an easy to use package. The vials are simply located in whatever room(s) you want to test, opened and left undisturbed for 48 to 96 hours. After the required time frame has passed, the vials are resealed and mailed to H Chek's Certified Laboratory for analysis.
* * * Requires a $14.00 Lab fee to be mailed with sample to the Lab * * *
Also included in the Radon Test Kit is a booklet entitled
"A Guide to the Dangers of Radon". This informative booklet provides you
with information on Radon Gas, it's potential health effects and resources for
resolving a Radon problem.
H Chek's Radon Test Kit also meets the EPA Real Estate Simultaneous Testing
Protocol. Our test kit can be used for Radon Testing of real estate sales in
regulated states at a significant cost savings. This short term test along with
our e-mailed test results provides a quick turn around time to meet your closing
requirements.
Radon is a gaseous radioactive element having the symbol Rn with the atomic number 86. It is an extremely toxic colorless gas and is derived from the radioactive decay of radium and uranium which occurs naturally in soil and rock. Radon levels, therefore, can vary from home to home.
How does radon get into homes? Radon is a radioactive gas. It comes from the natural decay of uranium that is found in nearly all soils. It typically moves up through the ground to the air above and into homes through cracks and other holes in the foundation. The home traps radon inside, where it can build up. Any home may have a radon problem.
Exposure to Radon has no immediate symptoms. There is no debate about Radon being a lung carcinogen in humans. All major national and international organizations that have examined the health risks of radon agree that it is a lung carcinogen. The National Academy of Sciences BEIR VI Report has estimated that radon causes about 15,000 to 22,000 lung cancer deaths annually.
The World Health Organization, the National Academy of Sciences, the US Department of Health and Human Services, as well as, the EPA have classified radon as a known human carcinogen because of the wealth of biological and epidemiological evidence and data showing the connection between exposure to radon and lung cancer in humans. All of these organizations believe that approximately 12% of lung cancers annually in the United States are attributable to radon.
“We already have a wealth of scientific data on the relationship between radon exposure and the development of lung cancer. The scientific experts agree that the occupational miner data is a very solid base from which to estimate risk of lung cancer deaths annually. While residential radon epidemiology studies will improve what we know about radon, they will not supersede the occupational data. Health authorities like the Centers for Disease Control, the Surgeon General, the American Lung Association, the American Medical Association, and others agree that we know enough now to recommend radon testing and to encourage public action when levels are above 4 pCi/L. The most comprehensive of these efforts has been the National Academy of Science’s Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation (BEIR VI) Report. This report reinforces that radon is the second-leading cause of lung cancer and is a serious public health problem.
Radon can be a problem in all types of homes, including old homes, new homes, drafty homes, insulated homes, homes with basements and homes without basements. Testing homes for radon is the only way to know if radon levels are dangerously high. The only way to know whether radon exists in elevated levels is to TEST. The EPA has rated every county in the United States on the level of radon in each county. See map on the next page.
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