BasementBoss offers complete Radon Testing Services in the Chatham-Kent area. Radon is a tasteless and odourless radioactive gas that causes cancer. Radon comes from the breakdown of uranium in the soil around your Chatham-Kent property, and is usually found naturally outdoors. Radon becomes dangerous when it enters your Chatham-Kent building via walls or flooring, where Radon concentrations are able to build up to dangerous levels.
How Does Radon Effect My Health?
Radon is the number one cause of Lung Cancer for non-smokers, the second cause of Lung Cancer in smokers, and is classified as a ‘Group A’ carcinogen. It is reported by Lung Cancer Canada that more than 3200 Canadians will die annually from Radon poisoning from untested and untreated buildings.
How Is Radon Entering My Chatham-Kent Building?
Radon has the ability to enter your Chatham-Kent premises via:
- The natural chimney effect (drawing Radon up into your indoor space)
- Unsealed or open sump pits
- Cracks found in floors and foundation walls
- Openings around pipes that enter and exit your premises
- Fissures and fractures beneath your property
- Around conduits
- Suction from within the building such as exhaust fans
Is My Building In Danger?
Regardless of the age of the building, both new and old are at risk. It is important that Radon Testing is completed, if high levels of Radon are found within your Chatham-Kent building, Radon levels can be contained within the safety range specified by Health Canada using a Radon mitigation system. It is recommended that buildings are tested for Radon every other year, specifically new homes in new developments, with soil settlement that can change the environment.
Let our fully licensed Radon mitigation experts keep your Chatham-Kent building safe and remove your concern about high levels of Radon.
