Have your home tested for radon.
Radon is a cancer-causing, radioactive gas that unlike other gases cannot be seen, smelled, or tasted. It is estimated to cause thousands of deaths each year by causing lung cancer. Second only to lung cancer. It is not specific to one area, but is found all over the U.S. Radon comes from the breakdown of uranium in soil, water, and rocks. Radon can be found in any type of building but is most detrimental in your home because that is where you spend most of your time.
There are two types of tests, long term and short term. The short term takes 2 to 90 days depending on the test kit you buy, while the long term has to remain in your house for at least 90 days if not longer. To see if you need to do something about possible radon in your home, it is suggested you do the short term test, wait for the results and then do another short term or long term depending on those results. Radon varies as well in seasons and temperatures, so it is suggested especially if you have a high radon reading to do a long term test to see your average over several seasons.
To get in contact with someone to test your radon check out Radon: Where you live.
