January is Radon Action Month, and the perfect time to access the risk of your home. Roughly 40% of Pennsylvania homes are estimated to have elevated levels of radioactive radon, according to the state.
Radon is a radioactive gas that can cause lung cancer. It comes from decaying uranium, which occurs naturally in soil and rocks, and can enter homes through foundation cracks.
“Radon is very insidious,” said Kevin Stewart, director of environmental health at the American Lung Association. “It is colorless, odorless, tasteless — doesn’t cause any immediate symptoms … The only way to know what a radon level is in a house is to do a test.”
Read more in this article from WHYY
If you want to order a radon test kit, visit the National Radon Program