What is Radon and how to get rid of it?

1. What is Radon and how to get rid of it? Radon is a radioactive gas that occurs naturally and is not visible to the naked eye. This radioactive gas can penetrate into the home causing very serious health hazards to the entire family. This is created from the soil that contains uranium which slows decays over time and produces polonium and radium which then gets released with radon forming highly toxic elements in the water and air. Actually there is no way you can control this from entering the house since it is not visible and can go unnoticed. But there are ways in controlling it and testing whether your house is affected with radon. This is a serious matter and can amount to dangerous lung infections because 1pCi/L radon is equivalent to two and a half cigarettes each day. Hence, when you calculate the extent of radon for a day it is equal to smoking a whole pack of cigarettes each day. Radon gas testing Ontario Experts will give you two types of testing for radon, the short term and the long term kits. You can get these testing kits from your local stores or ask the experts themselves to do it for you. Once you have tested your home for radon you can send the kit by mail to the lab and they will send you the results. On the other hand if you want to have the long term air quality testing Ontario experts can help with this as well. For this you should use electric detectors and alpha tracks while remaining at home for a minimum of 90 days at least. Though the long term test will give you accurate radon level results, most people prefer the short term one which is cheaper and more versatile. After the testing is done you should get the radon mitigation done by the Environmental Protection Agency which is a very simple process but it should be taken care of by the EPA. This is a very common test that all house owners and new house builders follow very carefully.