Category: Radon in Water

Maine Radon is a real danger. Maine Radon Pro is here to help you test, and mitigate radon on your property. Radon is a dangerous radioactive gas that seems through the ground, rock, concrete, and other common construction material. It can contaminate water and is the 2nd leading cause of lung cancer. Take note that only cigarettes are a more dangerous health hazard than Radon. But no one chooses radon, most are unaware of its presence and danger.

Get your Maine Home Radon Tested

1 in 3 homes in Maine test at too high a level of Radon. Meaning the residents of 1 in 3 homes in Maine are at risk for radon accumulation. When your water tests at 4000pCi/L and your air at 4pCi/L, you are ingesting dangerous levels of radon. For comparison, this level of radiation is higher exposure than is permitted for Nuclear power plant workers. You read that right, 4pCi/L radon is higher than working conditions for Nuclear power plant employees. It is in fact more dangerous to live in a high radon environment than it is to work in Nuclear Power. This fact alone tells you how serious Radon can be.

What to do about Radon in your Home?

Fortunately, the sooner you act the better. Calling Maine Radon Pro to come and test your home air and water levels for Radon is a great start. Once the results are in they will tell you if your home is in the clear or if you should have radon mitigation installed. Radon can be filtered out easily with affordable systems that are installed in less than a day typically. It is recommended you retest every 2 years. So if you have tested and found low radon levels years ago, it’s time to test again. Don’t wait, contact them today!

Have you heard about Maine radon? If you own a home in Maine it might be something worth education yourself on. Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer among people who have never smoked a day in their lives! If that hasn’t gotten your attention, one in three homes in Maine test positive for Radon above the EPA’s recommended threshold. Now that I possibly have you scared into reading further let me educate you a little on what exactly Maine radon is.

Radon is a radioactive, carcinogenic gas that naturally occurs in bedrock. It is so important to test for radon because it does not have a smell, color or taste, no matter the amount present. Radon finds its way into our homes and businesses through the foundations of building built on top of bedrock. Even homes that are built on top of slabs are not safe and homes that have no foundation can be found to have much higher levels. There are a few different ways that Maine radon can enter your home, through cracks in your foundation, gaps around utility services, sump pump holes and even your water supply.

All of this may seem scary, but luckily for us there are people like Maine Radon Pros that are knowledgeable and eager to help Mainer’s rid their homes and businesses of radon. Once you have a test done and it comes back positive, this team of pros will sit down with you and go over your options. If your building tests positive for radon there are options out there, you don’t have to move! If you have not had your home tested for Maine radon, or it’s been a couple years, contact Maine Radon Pro today and schedule a test!