Radon Testing

Roughly 60 percent of all North Dakota homes will test over the 4 picocuriers per liter level. Averagelevel in the Fargo Moorhead area is around 6 pCi/l. If your home tests above 4 picocuries per liter or higher your home should have a mitigation system installed to reduce radon levels. Mitigation can reduce radon levels to 4 pCi/L or less.

Radon is a colorless, odorless and tasteless radioactive gas which is formed when uranium in the soil breaks down. Radon produces radioactive decay products that when breathed into a person's lungs can cause lung cancer. Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer behind smoking.

Based on a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) assessment of risk for radon in homes. Radon in the air is estimated to cause 21000 lung cancer deaths each year in the United states.

Radon testing is done with a continues monitor for 48 Hours which furnishes a print out of radon levels for ever hour.

All homes can be fixed. Mitigations systems are installed according to EPA standards. We garenteed to reduce radon below EPA accepted levels. We include a recheck of radon levels after mitigation system is installed.

Links to two different EPA web pages.

http://www.epa.gov/radon/pubs/hmbyguid.html epa.gov/radon/pubs/consguid.html

DJ's Home Inspection, Inc.

Radon Testing - Radon Mitigation - Mold Inspection - Air Quality