What Is Radon

1
What Is Radon?

• Radon is a radioactive element that is an
  extremely toxic, colorless, odorless gas that is
  derived from the decay of radium that could
  possibly be in the soil underneath your home.
• Radon is the 1 cause of lung cancer among non-
  smokers in America killing 21,000 and rising.
• 2,900 of these deaths occurred among people who
  had never smoked.

2
Where Does Radon Come From?

• Radon is the decay product of Radium and part of
  the long decay chain of Uranium in the earths
  crust. It is present In almost all rock, soil,
  and water.
• Radon typically moves up through the ground to
  the air above and into your home through the
  cracks and other holes in the foundation of your
  home.
• The amount of radon in the soil depends on soil
  chemistry, which varies from one house to the
  next.

3
Could My Home Have Radon?

• More than half of the state of Minnesota is in a
  zone that has the highest potential risk for
  elevated Radon levels.
• ALL HOMES SHOULD BE TESTED FOR RADON! Regardless
  of geographic location or zone designation.
• The only way to be 100 sure that you or your
  family are not at risk for lung cancer due to
  high radon levels is to TEST YOUR HOME!

4
How Do I Test?

• A Radon test kit is a simple, effective and easy
  way to acquire the radon level in your home.
• A simple test kit run of 7 days would tell you if
  you are at risk for lung cancer from high Radon
  levels from the soil underneath your home.
• Your Radon test results may be reported
  picocuries per liter of air (pCi/L). If your
  Radon level is above 4 (pCi/L) or higher, you are
  at unsafe levels and EPA recommends you fix your
  home to bring the high levels down to inhabitable
  and safe conditions.

5
Where can I get this test kit?

• The Leech Lake Air Program provides these test
  kits for free and are very happy to serve the
  Leech Lake Tribal members and employees with this
  simple test at no cost.
• Please Contact us _at_ 335-7429 or 335-7441 for your
  free test kit today!