Radon

Radon is a radioactive gas that doesn’t have a color, odor or taste. Radon seeps up from the earth into the air we breathe, and comes from the natural break down of uranium in almost all soil.

To find out more about radon, please visit the EPA radon website.

Your home can be at risk for radon whether it is new, old, well-sealed, drafty, with, or without a basement. Because radon is produced in soil, which is porous, it is able to move up through the dirt and rocks and through walls into the air we breathe. If radon is allowed to build up, it can become a health concern.

The trend is that older houses, houses with poor ventilation, and houses that are built in areas that have a high uranium content in the soil are at risk to have higher radon levels.

Exposure to the radioactive particles in radon can damage the cells that line the lung and can cause lung cancer in the future.

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer related deaths in Wyoming. The EPA says radon causes about 21,000 lung cancer deaths every year.

Radon can make the lung damage caused by smoking worse, putting smokers at an even higher risk for lung cancer.

Radon home test kits can be ordered online, buy one get one free for $9.95! Please visit our partner’s pages below to order a kit!

Radon kits can only be mailed to Wyoming addresses and instructions are included with the kit.

Radon kits can also be ordered from the Wyoming Radon Program at $7 for 1 kit or $12 for 2 kits. Please call 307-777-6015 to order a kit.

Please visit this national data base to find a certified radon service provider near you!

AARST-NRPP.com