• Reno, 4955 Energy Way.
• Winnemucca, 1085 Fairgrounds Road.
• Yerington, 504 S. Main St.
In southern Nevada, free test kits are available through Feb. 29 at the following locations:
Henderson City Hall City Clerk’s Office, 240 S. Water St., Henderson.
A.D. Guy Knowledge Center, 817 N. St.,
Las Vegas.
Extension offices at the following locations:
• Caliente, 360 Lincoln St.
• Las Vegas, 8050 Paradise Road,
Suite 100.
• Logandale, 1897 N. Moapa Valley Blvd.
• Mesquite, 155 N. Willow St.
• Pahrump, 1651 E. Calvada Blvd.
A list of presentations and a list of test kit locations can be found at the Extension website.
Nevadans can also request a free test kit online, or by mailing in the confirmation email from the Radon Test Kit Request form. Mailed test kits will require $4 for shipping and ordering through Eventbrite will incur a $1.22 online handling fee.
For more information, call the Radon Hotline at 1-888-RADON10 (1-888-723-6610) or visit the Nevada Radon Education Program website at RadonNV.com. Extension, the EPA and the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health urge all Nevadans to test their
homes for radon.
The Nevada Radon Education Program is
a program of University of Nevada, Reno Extension and is funded by the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health through Grant Number K1-96963520-0
from the EPA. Since the program began
in 2007, about 30,000 homes have been tested in Nevada.
Science & Health | December 30, 2019
Hannah Alfaro
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What causes radon levels to increase?
Radon gas is a naturally-occurring radioactive gas found in the soil.
Some weather events, like storms, typically cause radon levels in a home to rise. Other events, like heavy winds, can cause radon levels to either rise or fall. Essentially, weather events can cause your radon levels levels to either rise or fall.
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