January is National Radon Month

Radon is a naturally occurring, odorless radioactive gas that causes lung cancer. Between five and ten percent of the homes in Wisconsin have radon levels above the US EPA guideline of 4 pCi/L for the year average on the main floor. Every region of Wisconsin has some homes with elevated radon levels.

The only way to know the radon level in a house is to measure it. You can get Radon test kits in hardware stores or from the Oneida County Health Department

 for around $7.  Radon can be controlled in any house.

Print this article and get $5 off a radon test kit.

For more information check the following websites:

http://www.epa.gov/radon/

http://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/dph_beh/radonprot/