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Radon Source & Entry

Radon gas is being released by each soil granule under the home. This gas becomes part of the air under the home. Constant pressures (from warm air rising in the home) pull radon into living spaces from the soil. Furnace & air conditioning systems distribute the air through the structure.

These facts help answer most questions regarding testing fluctuations and repair methods. Radium in the soil is virtually a constant source of radon gas. Changing pressures in the home are typically responsible for "day to day" or "season to season" fluctuations in radon levels. These fluctuations are usually minor.

FIXING radon typically entails controlling soil air so that it can not come into the home.

NOTE: Information provided here is
intended to be simplistic in description.