It occurs naturally in the soil and can travel for miles underground.
Radon is radioactive and concentrates when it enters a building.
We have many fault lines in Upstate New York. Your family's health isn't just the main thing, its everything and radon testing is an excellent preventative health care value. For decades scientists have known radon causes lung cancer. Now researchers in Great Britain are compiling statistics from years of study and believe radon may cause or exacerbate asthma and several other illnesses. Now there is even more reason to test every home every year.