More and more children and adults are diagnosed with asthma and other respiratory illnesses. Radon is a byproduct of the decay of uranium and can travel for miles underground. Radon comes out of the ground everywhere and is harmless in outdoor air but can, and often does concentrate in buildings up to lethal levels. Prolonged exposure to high radon levels causes lung cancer. The dynamic nature of geology makes annual testing crucial to safe indoor environments.
Every serious scientist knows radon causes lung cancer.
Only cigarette smoking causes more lung cancer deaths than radon and smokers and former smokers are at dramatically increased risk when exposed to radon. In addition to cancer, researchers now believe radon exposure may be linked to asthma and other illnesses for which no exposure charts current exist. We're exposed to many sources of radiation on a daily basis such as radon, sunlight, televisions and computer monitors and others. Of these, radon is by far the largest single source and the easiest to control. Testing takes 48 hours and results are available the same day the test ends.