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 if it is:

• New
• Old
• Well-sealed
• Drafty
• Built with a basement
• Built without a basement

Because radon in produced in soil it is able to move up through the dirt and rocks and through walls into the air we breath. If radon is allowed to build up, it can become a health concern.

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

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in Wyoming. the EPA estimates that radon causes about 21,000 lung cancer deaths every year in the United States.

Radon can make the lung damage caused by smoking worse, putting smokers with elevated radon levels in their homes at an even higher risk for lung cancer.

Radon test kits can be ordered from the Wyoming Radon Progam at $7 for 1 kit or $12 for 2 kits. Please call 307.777.6015 to order a kit.

If elevated radon levels are found in a home, it is relatively easy to lower and services can be completed in about a day with an immediate reduction in radon levels.

Please visit AARST-NRPP.com to find a certified radon service provider near you!