Midwest Radon Services Inc.

Radon is a radioactive element that is part of the radioactive decay chain of naturally occurring uranium in soil, and it is the leading cause of lung cancer among non-smokers in the United States.

You can’t see it, smell it or taste it. Unlike carbon monoxide and many other home pollutants, radon's adverse health effect, lung cancer, is usually not produced immediately, it occurs over time with frequent exposure to high levels of radon gas.

The EPA have determined that concentrations of more 4.0 picocuries per liter of air (pCi/L) represent a serious health risk. The risk of developing lung cancer at 4.0 pCi/L is estimated at about 7 lung cancer deaths per 1000 persons.