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Radon is a harmful gas that humans cannot detect through sight, smell, touch, or taste, which makes it all too easy for residents in a home with high levels of radon to breathe the contaminated air. The risks associated with inhaling air with high levels of radon gas make it especially important to test your home.

It has been estimated that radon gas is the second leading cause of lung cancers in the U.S. The number of lung cancer deaths per year attributed to radon gas contamination is about 21,000. It is second only to smoking.

Radon gas does is not exclusive to a particular area, so the possibility of contamination cannot be eliminated simply due to geographical location. This radioactive gas can enter the home through any number of structural gaps or cracks.

The potential health risks are far more costly than testing, prevention, and repair. Some cities and states actually dispense the short-term testing kits, some of which require on minutes of your time to ensure the safety of all of the residents in your home. Long-term kits are also available to obtain a better sense of the day to day average radon gas levels over the course of a longer period of time.