Most Americans know that exposure to radon is not good for the body, and can lead to an increased chance for lung cancer and other related diseases.  What most Americans don’t realize is that one of the places you can be exposed to radon over and over is your own home.  Continue reading and discover why you need a Long Island home inspector to visit your home and conduct a radon inspection as soon as possible.

Radon gas is created as uranium breaks down in soil and water.  Normally this would rise up into the atmosphere and dissipate, but if it slips into the home through cracks and holes in the foundation it can become trapped.  The levels rise in your home and the risk to you and your family increases.

How do you determine if the levels in your home are unnaturally high?  You need a radon inspection.  Radon is colorless and odorless, so there is no way you can detect it with your own senses.  Only qualified Long Island home inspectors can carry out this task for you.

Radon is not limited to just certain areas.  Over the past ten years the EPA has catalogued incidents in homes across the United States.  Radon gas can be anywhere.  The EPA estimates that 1 out of every 15 homes in the United States has elevated levels.

Do not rely on homes tested in your area or neighborhood.  Radon levels are highly localized.  The neighbor next door to you may have perfectly safe levels while your home could have dangerously high levels.

Also note that the age of the home may not have any impact on the risk of radon exposure.  High radon levels have been detected in all manner of homes.  The house could be new or old, sealed up tight or drafty; no matter the condition of the home, it has little effect on the presence of radon.

Worried about radon?  You should be.  For the sake of you and yours, get a NY home inspector to conduct a radon inspection today.