Radon In Your Home

IS YOUR HOME SAFE? RADIO ACTIVE RADON RADON DEATHS RADON IS RESPONSIBLE FOR 21 THOUSAND LUNG CANCER DEATHS IN THE U.S. ALONE PER YEAR DEATHS PER YEAR COMPARISON 25,000 • RADON • DRUNK DRIVING 20,000 • FALLS IN THE HOME • HOME FIRES 15,000 • CARBON MONOXIDE 10,000 3,900 HOW RADON AFFECTS YOUR HEALTH AS RADON DECAYS, IT EMITS ALPHA PARTICLES THAT CAN CAUSE LUNG CANCER RADIOACTIVE GAS RADON IS THE #1 SOURCE OF EXPOSURE TO NATURALLY RADON STICKS TO PARTICLES RADIATE ALPHA PARTICLES ARE 100 OCCURRING RADIATION IN THE U.S. DUST AND AEROSOLS INTO THE LUNGS AND TIMES MORE LIKELY TO CAUSE IN THE AIR DAMAGE TISSUES CANCER THAN OTHER TYPES OF RADIATION 37% WHERE RADON COMES FROM 21K OF ALL RADIATION EXPOSURE IN THE U.S DEATHS IS FROM RADON. A CO RADI GAS, IS A DECAY PRODUCT LUNG CANCER DEATHS IN THE U.S. PER YEAR OF URANIUM. FOUND IN SOILS, ROCKS, AND WATER DUE TO RADON 1 OUT OF 6 HOMES AFFECTED BY RADON ANNUALLY ANNUAL DEATHS ENVIRONMENTAL CAUSES RADON 21,000 PESTICIDES ON FOOD 6,000 ASBESTOS DEATHS 3,000 OUTDOOR POLLUTANTS 2,000 CARBON MONOXIDE 430 HOW DOES RADON ENTER YOUR HOME OR BUILDING? 3 RADON, OTHER SOIL GASES, AND MOISTURE ENTER THROUGH SMALL CRACKS/ OPENINGS IN A HOME'S FOUNDATION NEGATIVE PRESSURE CAUSES A STACKING EFFECT THE AIR THAT IS TRAPPED INSIDE BUILDINGS ACTS LIKE A CHIMNEY. RADON IS THE #1 WARMED BY THE SUN/HEATING SYSTEMS, AS AIR RISES, IT PULLS RADON INTO HOMES AND BUILDINGS CAUSE OF LUNG 8 RADON MYTHS YOU NEED CANCER IN THE U.S. MOST COMMON FOR NON-SMOKERS TO LEARN THE TRUTH ABOUT - SURGEON GENERAL RADIATION EXPOSURE RADON IS ONLY A PROBLEM IN HOMES WITH BASEMENTS FALSE | ANY STYLE HOME CAN HAVE ELEVATED RADON LEVELS SLAB | CRAWL | WALKOUT COMBINATION ONLY CERTAIN AREAS OF THE COUNTRY HAVE HIGH RADON LEVELS FALSE | ELEVATED RADON LEVELS HAVE BEEN FOUND IN ALL 50 STATES RADON IN THE HOME MEDICAL/X-RAYS THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR TESTED LOW FOR RADON, SO MY HOUSE SHOULDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM EITHER FALSE I EVERY HOME IS DIFFERENT, BECAUSE WHAT'S UNDERNEATH EVERY FAULT LINES | ROCK LAYERS | CAVES HOME IMPROVEMENT COSTS HOME IS DIFFERENT $8,000 $7,000 RADON LEVELS CHANGE SO MUCH THAT TESTS DON'T MEAN ANYTHING. • RADON SYSTEM 4 FALSE | TESTING ACCORDING TO EPA/STATE GUIDELINES IS 94% ACCURATE $6,000 • ELECTRIC UPGRADE $5,000 FURNACE $4,000 ROOF OPENING A WINDOW WILL LOWER RADON LEVELS IN YOUR HOME $3,000 FALSE | OPENING WINDOWS CAN ACTUALLY RAISE RADON LEVELS • FOUNDATION WALL $2,000 $1,000 IT'S TOO EXPENSIVE TO FIX A RADON PROBLEM FALSE I RADON MITIGATION SYSTEMS ARE ONE OF THE ANNUAL U.S. CANCER DEATHS LEAST EXPENSIVE REPAIRS TO A HOME 25,000 • LUNG (RADON) • LIVER 20,000 NO ONE REALLY KNOWS IF RADON CAUSES LUNG CANCER BRAIN FALSE PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD ACKNOWLEDGE RADON AS A 15,000 STOMACH DANGEROUS CARCINOGEN 10,000 • MELANOMA • ORAL • GALLBLADDER • BONE ALL RADON REPAIR CONTRACTORS ARE EXACTLY ALIKE, 5,000 8. SO PICKING THE CHEAPEST IS ALRIGHT FALSE | PROFESSIONAL RADON REPAIR CONTRACTORS MUST BE HIGHLY TRAINED. MANY STATES REQUIRE LICENSURE OR CERTIFICATION TEST FOR RADON NOW RADON KILLS 1 PERSON EVERY 25 MINUTES OF RADON RELATED DEATHS CAN BE AVOIDED BY USING ACTIVE 1000'S SOIL DEPRESSURIZATION (ASD) RADON MITIGATION SYSTEMS TEST EVERY HOME HIGH RADON LEVELS CAN OCCUR IN ANY HOME/BUILDING THREE WAYS TO TEST FOR RADON FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT 1 3 RADONISREAL.ORG SHORT-TERM DEVICES LONG-TERM DEVICES CONTINUOUS IGENERALLY 2-5 DAY) (GENERALLY 4-12 MONTHS) RADON MONITORS DEVELOPED mY Spruce RadonAway. AccuStar RG N NOWSOURCING SOURCES | EPA.GOV/RADIATION/DOCS/402-K-10-008.PDF