by Pristine Home Inspections | Apr 11, 2023 | Radon
Radon is a radioactive gas piled up in the soil, rocks, and soil. This invisible and odorless gas is released into the atmosphere through cracks or holes in the building. Inhaling this gas for a long time can lead to lung cancer. The gas forms from radioactive metals...
by Pristine Home Inspections | Jan 11, 2023 | Radon
Does radon mediation actually work? The short answer is yes. If you’re experiencing high radon levels in your home, don’t worry. First, call a company to perform a radon test on your property. If the testing indicates a high level of radon, still...
by Pristine Home Inspections | Aug 11, 2022 | Radon
Radon mitigation refers to any procedure that reduces radon gas concentrations in inhabited buildings’ breathing zones or radon in water sources. Radon substantially contributes to ambient radioactivity and has been linked to serious health issues such as lung...
by Pristine Home Inspections | Feb 8, 2021 | Radon
It is being talked about more and more, but there are still many homeowners and buyers that do not know what radon is and that it can be a potential issue if found in your home. You can’t see, smell, or taste radon when it is present in your home, but it has been...
by Pristine Inspections & Testing | Oct 10, 2019 | Radon
Radon has always been considered a distant second to smoking as a cause of lung cancer. If smoking is linked to 87 percent of all lung cancer deaths, why even worry about the lung cancer deaths related to radon (21,000 per year in the United States)? Not so...
by John Cheney | Jul 25, 2019 | Radon, Radon Testing in Champaign IL
Over the last few years, there has been a push for more awareness of radon gas in homes. What it is, where it can be present, how it affects human health, how it gets into a home, how to test for radon in a home, etc. With this raised awareness of the dangers and...
