“ I was very confident in my ignorance – as many , many people are – thinking it couldn ’ t be in my house ,” Linnertz said .
To help push the 2008 radon bill through the Illinois legislature , she visited , informed and testified before Illinois legislators .
Like Linnertz , advocates in Missouri are organizing to bring radon regulations to Missouri .
CJ Donley examines a hole , drilled by Gunnar Atwell , from the interior of a basement on Jan . 2 at a home in Springfield . Tristen Rouse / Missourian
LEFT : CJ Donley uses silicone to seal the edges of the plastic cover on Jan . 2 at a home in Springfield . RIGHT : CJ Donley , right , and Gunnar Atwell examine a lengthy crack in the basement floor on Jan . 2 at a home in Springfield . The crack presented an unexpected complication in the installment of the radon mitigation system . A test showed that only a small portion of the crack reached the soil , and Donley was able to seal that portion with silicone , solving the complication . Tristen Rouse / Missourian