After living in your new ground-level apartment for about three years, you experience chest pains and shortness of breath. You scheduled a visit with your primary care provider for some help very concerned. Still, he couldn’t offer any specific answer for the symptoms, except for getting your home tested for possible contaminants. You searched online and learned that radon could cause the symptoms you were experiencing.
Radon gas is formed in the earth and comes from uranium, which turns into radon gas. The gas ascends through the soil and small cracks in the foundation and into your home, where it gets stuck. And if you live in an apartment at ground level with a cracked slab, there is a good chance that radon can seep inside.
People exposed to radon have experienced shortness of breath, wheezing, persistent coughing, pneumonia, loss of appetite, fatigue, weight loss, coughing up blood, and hoarseness. There are approximately 21,000 radon gas-related annual fatalities in the United States. The WHO (World Health Organization) classified radon as a human carcinogen.
How do radon tests work?
You can get a radon testing kit, collect a sample yourself, and send the equipment back to a lab for analysis, or you can hire a professional to do the work for you who will also help interpret the results. Radon is typically tested in the lowest level living unit in a house and is best done inside of a closet that no one will access for the period of testing. The sample collection period is between 2 and up to 90 days.
How to pass a radon test
The results must stay within 2-4 picocuries to pass a radon test. Anything above four picocuries requires mitigation. If you fail the test, remove the flooring, such as carpet, laminate, etc., get all the way down to the slab, seal any visible cracks, and retest.
Radon testing near me
If you live in a major city, the chances are that you will find a professional radon testing service near your home. You can also lookup 5 Microns Inc. for assistance. We offer a radon testing service and can provide the results the next day. We are available Monday to Friday from 8 AM to 5 PM and Saturday from 8 AM to 3:30 PM. We also offer to test for asbestos, lead, mold, drinking water, air quality, etc. Please speak to one of our representatives today. Call 425-440-8787 Now!
Mail-in samples to the following address:
5 Microns Inc.
7100 Fort Dent Way #100
Tukwila, WA 98188
IMPORTANT-MUST READ FIRST: All mail-in samples must have a tracking number and include our general chain of custody form to be processed. If the chain of custody form is missing, your sample(s) will not be accepted and processed. Drop-offs MUST have the COC form inside your package but not in the sample bag. DO NOT MAIL YOUR SAMPLES BY FIRST CLASS MAIL. Send your sample(s) via USPS Priority Mail, UPS, and FedEx. It is essential to closely follow these directions so our asbestos testing lab can promptly process your sample(s).
*PLEASE NOTE FOR ALL DROP-OFFS: All samples must be dropped off at the back of the office building located at 7100 Fort Dent Way Tukwila, WA, outside the Tabor 100 Office and placed inside the black drop-box pictured below. Do not take your samples to the front desk. The front desk will not accept drop-offs over the counter, NO EXCEPTIONS!
