What Is a Radon Gas Detector For?
Radon is generated from the breakdown of a chemical element named Uranium. Usually radon gas enters your home through a small crack in the home's foundation and by the time it can trap and become concentrated until at the end it escapes to the air and inhaled by you or your family.
The problem is that this active radon gas is odorless, colorless which means you may not notice if your house contains elevated levels of radon gas.
This is where a radon tester becomes essential, it can help you to measure the high radon level on your house so you can make sure it is still under the limit. In United States 2pCi/L is a level that is considered as the limit where you should start taking action.
Anastasis Russel
Uppsala University
October 2020
(source: NCRP Report No 160 year 2009)
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SOURCES OF RADON EXPOSURE