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HOME TECHNOLOGY IS YOUR HOME SAFE? Is Your Home Safe? In Rhode Island, 1 in 4 homes have radon levels above the Environmental Protection Agency’s action level of 4 pCi/L. This means that, unless you have already tested and, if necessary, reduced the radon level in your home, your family could be breathing in an invisible radioactive gas that is known to cause lung cancer in nonsmokers. Radon can be in any home, from historic mansions to charming cottages, old or new. Even young, healthy people are at risk for radon-induced lung cancer … people like Rachael Drazan- Malmberg, a USA hockey team gold medal winner who, at the age of 32, discovered that she had Stage IV lung cancer caused by exposure to radon in her childhood home and in her current home. Rachael didn’t know she could have prevented her lung cancer simply testing her home to find out whether it was safe. Radon testing is easy and inexpensive, and, according to the EPA, every home should be tested. Find out if your home – and your family – is safe. Test for radon today …with an Air Chek radon test kit. You can trust an Air Chek radon test and Air Chek’s distribution partner Winsupply of Warwick, to help protect your family from radon. In Rhode Island, one in four homes have radon levels above the Environmental Protection Agency’s action level of four pCi/L. This means that, unless you have already tested and, if necessary, reduced the radon level in your home, your family could be breathing in an invisible radioactive gas that is known to cause lung cancer in non-smokers. Radon can be in any home, from historic mansions to charming cottages, old or new. Even young, healthy people are at risk for radon-induced lung cancer — people like Rachael Drazan- Malmberg, a USA hockey team gold-medal-winner who, at the age of thirty-two, discovered that she had Stage IV lung cancer caused by exposure to radon in her childhood home and in her current home. Rachael didn’t know she could have prevented her lung cancer by simply testing her home to find out whether it was safe. Radon testing is easy and inexpensive, and, according to the EPA, every home should be tested. Find out if your home — and your family — is safe with an Air Chek radon test kit. You can trust an Air Chek radon test and Air Chek’s distribution partner, Winsupply of Warwick, to WINSUPPLY OF WARWICK, 299 Kilvert St., Warwick, 401-732-1585, winsupplyofwarwick.com help protect your family from radon. ◆ TEST YOUR HOME WITH AIR CHEK The most trusted radon test kit, with more than 10 million sold. Testing for radon is the only way to know that your home and family are safe. By choosing an Air Chek™ test kit, you can be assured that you are testing with the same test devices trusted by millions of homeowners, organizations, professionals, and state agencies to test homes, schools, multifamily omplexes, and other large and small buildings. CHOOSE AIR CHEK TEST KITS FOR: • EASE OF USE • ACCURACY & RELIABILITY • RAPID LAB REPORTS Protect your home and your family from radon For purchase information contact an expert at Winsupply of Warwick 88    RHODE ISLAND MONTHLY’S NEST | 2020