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What is Radon Mitigation?

If you have ever bought a property or been present at a survey you will probably have heard of radon gas. It is a natural gas but is radioactive...<br>

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What is Radon Mitigation?

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  1. WhatisRadonMitigation? Ifyouhaveeverboughtapropertyorbeenpresentatasurveyyouwillprobablyhaveheardofradongas.Itisanaturalgasbutisradioactive.Thegashasnocolor,tasteandnoobviousaroma.Thismeansthatitcannotbedetectedunlessyouusespecialistequipment. Youmaybesurprisedtoknowthatradioactivesubstances,suchasuranium,decomposeveryslowly.Astheydecomposetheyreleaseradongas.Thehigherthelevelsofradongasinanareathemoredecayingradiationispresent. WhereDoYouFindRadon AsUraniumandThoriumdecaytheyprovidethetwomainsourcesofRadongas.However,thesetworadioactiveelementsareactuallythetwomostcommononesonEarth;theywillbothtakebillionsofyearstodecay.Radongasitselfdoesnothaveaverylonglife,but,itisconstantlybeinggeneratedbyUraniumandThorium. Surprisinglyitisveryeasytoabsorbradongasintoyourbodyjustbybreathing.Thisispartlybecauseitisagasandpartlybecauseitisavailableinabundance.Itisworthnotingthatitisadensegasandwillgenerallystayclosetothegroundorevenbelowground.Thismeansthatbasementsandanyotherspacesunderbuildingsarethehighestriskareas. Doses YoucanfindhighconcentrationsofRadoninoneareaandjusta feǁŵiŶute’sdriǀe aǁayloǁ concentrationsornoneatall. Unfortunatelyabsorbinghighlevelsofradongashasbeenlinkedwithanincreasedlikelihoodoflungcancer.Researchsuggeststhatitisthedecayingradonthatactuallycausescancerouscells.Asradondecaysitproducessolidpiecesofradonwhicharedeemedtobefarmoredangerousthanthegasitself. WhatisRadonMitigation? Radonmitigationisthetermusedtodescribeanythingwhichreducestheamountofradonortheriskofradonpoisoning.Thereareseveralthingswhichcanclassifyasradonmitigation: Tests Youcanhireasmallunitwhichtestsforradiationorevenbuyone.Theywillfitintothepalmofyourhand.Alternativelyyoucangetaspecialistfirmtocomeintoyourhomeandcompleteasurvey. Thedetectorscanbeputinyourbasementorlowestpointofyourhomeandyouwillbeprovidedwitharecordoftheradongaslevelsforeachday,weekandmonthithasbeenoperating.Toensurethetestisaccurateyoumustfollowtheinstructionsprovided.

  2. VentPipe Oneofthesimplestwaystoremoveradongasfromyourhomeistoinstallaventpipeandafan.Thiswillpushtheheavygasoutofyourhomeandintotheairaboveyourhome.Thisairwillquicklydilutetheradongasdramaticallyreducinganyrisk Plastic Itispossibletoplaceaplasticsheetonthetopofthefloorandtheventpipeandfanunderthis.Thishasbeendescribedasthemosteffectivemethodforradonmitigationandshouldbeconsideredifyoufindyouhaveexcessamountsofradongas. Source: http://bmlestates.com/what-is-radon-mitigation/

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