The Effects of Radon to Your Family's Health

What is Radon and where does it come from?

Radon is a cancer-causing natural radioactive gas that you can't see, smell, or taste. It comes from the natural breakdown of uranium in soil, rock, and water.

What type of effects does it have on your and your family's health?

The presence of radon in your home poses a great threat to your family's health. It is the leading cause of lung cancer to non-smokers. Radon is actually the leading cause of lung cancer in the United States next to smoking. Even smokers have an elevated chance of getting cancer once exposed to elevated levels of radon.

How can Radon enter a home?

Radon can enter a home through floors and walls or anything that has an opening between the home and the soil.

How to determine if your home had Radon?
Since you can't see, smell, or taste Radon, it is impossible to determine if you have it inside your home. The only way to know if you have elevated Radon levels it to test your home for it. It is easy and inexpensive. You can have a professional do it or you can do it yourself. Test kits are available at any home improvement store such as Lowes and Home Depot. They are also available at the National Safety Council web site for a discounted price, http://www.nsc.org/issues/radon.

Save your family from having to suffer through the same fate that the family from the Extreme Makeover had to go through. Test your home from Radon and act on it.There are many web sites that can help you figure out a way to get rid of radon in your home and keeping your family safe and away from any level of radon.