EPA Map of Radon Zones
Ohio is one of only a few that has no Zone 3, meaning everywhere in Ohio is the potential for elevated radon levels.
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Buying a house and skipping Inspections?
Why, though, with your biggest investment would you go in blind to what can potentially cause cancer down the road? Are you willing to put your family in a house that could potentially cause lung cancer? That’s what you’re doing when you skip a radon test.
Radon and our beloved Pets
Pets are members of the family, compared to us, their exposure to radon is much greater.
Other Benefits of Radon Mitigation
Performing radon mitigation is not a one-trick pony, in fact, the methods used to reduce radon levels are the same as removing other dangerous soil gasses in vapor intrusion systems.Installing a radon mitigation system can keep these pollutants from getting into your house and improve indoor air quality.
How Radon Mitigation Systems Work
So now we know how radon enters the home. How can we stop it? Easily. We create a similar or bigger vacuum under the foundation
Myths about radon
In the course of our 34 years of operation at Radon Environmental Services, we have come across many, many downright myths about radon. Here are just a few of the most popular but there are so many more and we may explore them in a future blog..
New Ohio Law: Radon Awareness Month
Radon Environmental Services of Toledo, Inc. is not just a for profit business. In our 34th year of operation, we, as a family owned business, continue to “beat the drum” of public awareness about the very real dangers and risk of radon gas
Is Your Child Safe at School?
School age children spend more time in the classroom than any other indoor space. School officials are concerned about the safety of their students and radon can be a silent hazard lurking in the classroom.
Lives Changed by Radon Gas
Radon gas is a naturally occurring, radioactive gas that damages delicate lung tissue when people breathe contaminated air. Radon is proven to be a leading cause of lung cancer, second only to smoking. The higher the level and the longer the exposure to radon, the greater the risk of disease.
Is Your Radon System Operating?
Having installed thousands of radon mitigation systems all over northwest and northcentral Ohio over the past 33 years, it is extremely probable that the radon system in your home (if you even know you have one!) is not operational.
The Stanley Watras Story
Perhaps you’re wondering why we started testing homes for radon! Well, there is a very interesting story behind that question and it’s what got me interested in the field of radon gas testing way back in 1985 when I worked as a salesman for a hot air solar and energy conservation company called “Energy Masters” in Lexington, KY.
33 Facts About Radon
There is so much that we know about radon, its properties, and the effects that it can have. We have been happy to share our knowledge with our customers and clients over the last 33 years in business.