Radon Gas: What is it?

Radon is a gas which is radioactive. It can emanate from the soils in Wisconsin. This deadly gas is dangerous since you can’t see it and it has no odor.  This toxin seeps into the home and can be present there because it cannot be detected by a household  carbon monoxide or smoke detector. What make radon dangerous ins the long term affect it can have on the human body. High detected levels means residents receive high doses of radiation while living in their homes.

Understanding the way radon works, helps the consumer make decisions on whether it is important to test the home. The EPA believes it is extremely vital to your health and well-being to take that action. Milwaukee Radon Mitigation & Testing believes in educating the population as to the dangers and risk of lung cancer. Mitigating high levels of radon improves the quality of life and cancer risk.

BE SAFE! ELIMINATE RADON

If you are buying or building a home, you want that home to be safe with non-toxic indoor air quality, right? Radon gas is present in many Milwaukee homes and businesses. Make sure that you order a radon test before you buy. Radon testing can determine what the radon levels are in the perspective home for sale. If radon testing shows high radon levels, then it is time to consider radon mitigation. This type of radon remediation is commonly used in Wisconsin and will reduce the deadly gas to low levels. It is important that an experienced radon mitigation installation installer is selected and hired to do the job. We are that radon contractor! Here's why Milwaukee Radon Mitigation & Testing contractors are best choice:

Our company has mitigated thousands of homes throughout SE Wisconsin. Not only do we mitigate the gas out of the home, we have gotten gas levels way down below EPA 'safe' levels. Our installed radon systems guarantee future peace of mind.  Call Milwaukee Radon Mitigation & Testing to get a cost to test radon.

Keep in mind, radon levels should be monitored through the span of your time living in the home. Make sure that system is working by testing and monitoring the fan and system performance.

Milwaukee Radon Mitigation & Testing offers trust and support. Here are 5 Radon Mitigation Steps

WHAT IS RADON MITIGATION?

The term 'mitigation' describes the process of correcting or in the case of radon, reducing elevated levels in buildings. When an experienced radon mitigator designs a radon system, he will deign it to reduce the elevated levels as much as possible. Another consideration when implementing a design is to consider the location of the system. Our design will always feature concealment. We design a client's radon mitigation system as if it were our own home. We do not want to see it as much as possible, but we want this installation to bring down levels as much as possible. Milwaukee Radon Mitigation & Testing accomplishes this every time and we guarantee it!

Why is the home tested during Real Estate Transactions?

Real estate transactions will provide the opportunity for a perspective buyer to hire a testing professional to measure the  indoor space, which is usually the basement or lowest living space. Why would you not want to test before you buy to make sure you will be residing in a healthy air space? A seller may have been living in dangerous radon level conditions and never even known about it until the tester placed the monitor or lab kits and received the high results back. A decision will now have to be made as to whether or not the home will be mitigated or the buyer sometimes may even walk away from the home. But, the buyer does not need to move on to another purchase if they choose the right radon mitigation contractor. Experience and local installation makes the world of difference when choosing who will install the radon system. Milwaukee Radon Mitigation & Testing guarantees radon levels will be reduced below EPA action level of  4 pCi/L. This EPA action level is recommended according to government studies which show a much lessor risk of developing lung cancer. In many cases, contingencies are made to the contract which instruct the seller to fix it or lower high radon levels.  Milwaukee Radon Mitigation & Testing will provided these services to sellers and buyers.

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Radon in high levels can cause cancer. Numerous studies in countries world wide, has conducted studies linking lung cancer with elevated radon levels. Radon is proven to be linked to lung cancer. These studies have also concluded that radon is the second cause of lung cancer in the United States. Radon is the first cause of lung cancer in non-smokers. Children can be at  higher risk than adults, since a child's cells divide faster than adults and their breathing respiratory rate is more rapid.

Another principal reason as to why radon is extremely hazardous is the fact radon is a single atom. This is an important factor, since this function allows radon to enter into the materials in used in buildings. Because radon contains a third atom, it is able to do what oxygen in the form of 02 cannot do. Also, Radioisotopes in heavy metals can eventually form a link which connects to other matter or materials, that is airborne. Inhaling dust particles, pet hair, minute bugs,  or mold and mildew could be the carrier which takes place when inhaling of the toxic gas.

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The three fundamental ways to test a home or business/commercial property. The first, "Do-it-yourself" home radon testing package. These are charcoal packaged kits are usually made of charcoal. They are sold to mitigators by laboratories. They come with instructions regarding timetable and placing of the kit. Once taken down, they are then mailed back to the lab and contents are then assessed.

Unfortunately, down side of this method is the results of these 'At home radon package kits', will be performed by non-professional people and not radon experts.

Assessing the last two radon measuring techniques, would classify both to fall under the expert radon request class.

The principal proficient radon affirmation is what is described as "short-term" radon sampling test. The air is sampled and is a fast method to use during real estate transactions. When testing with a radon professional, radon testing is placed on the lowest level of your home, usually the basement. The pro then follows guidelines and makes sure the equipment is placed properly and in compliance. The radon monitoring device is left to sample the air for 48 hours or a few days. The resident or homeowner is instructed to keep the home under closed conditions during this time period. The occupant is told to make sure these closed-home conditions take place 12 hours prior to the actual radon detector set up. One, retrieved, the time period is short one as far as reading the information goes.
In the event that the testing sample comes out at or over 4 pCi/L, the EPA prescribes action, to take the correct measures to expel or alleviate the radon vapor from your home. This procedure of expelling the radon gas from your house is called radon remediation or radon mitigation.

Second proficient radon test is known as the annual or long-term radon request/measurement. This is a test that lasts up to a year or as little as 90 days. Since longer term measures take longer, normal movement and living is allowable during the time frame. An occupant of a business or residence lives normally throughout the radon inspection.
Note: the testing monitor is placed at the lowest level, just as it is placed with e shorter term test.

What is the remedy to alleviate the risk of radon gas?

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