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Been living in a house that has a radon level of 11.6 pq/L for 20 years… am I screwed?
Posted on 12/16/23 at 1:02 pm
Posted on 12/16/23 at 1:02 pm
Just did a radon test and saw that my house’s radon levels are higher than the EPA guidelines which is 4 pq. I understand that increased radon is associated with a higher risk of lung cancer, but I don’t smoke and I exercise daily. This is freaking me the frick out.
This post was edited on 12/16/23 at 1:05 pm
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Posted on 12/16/23 at 1:59 pm to JasonDBlaha
I would ask your doctor.
Posted on 12/16/23 at 2:19 pm to pwejr88
The risk from radon exposure is mild though right?
Posted on 12/16/23 at 2:42 pm to JasonDBlaha
Completely safe. You can trust my opinion.
Posted on 12/16/23 at 3:02 pm to Shepherd
Is your answer sarcasm or are you being serious?
Posted on 12/16/23 at 3:17 pm to JasonDBlaha
Those 3-5 day tests don’t really tell you that much. Your situation could be much better or worse as the levels fluctuate with weather events and time of year. Rain events will spike levels and the levels are typically higher in winter.
I’ve been tending the levels in my basement for years with a digital logger and have learned a lot. We installed a mitigation system and it has taken us from a mean of 5 pCu/L to around 3. When it rains and we want to be in the basement we will open windows and within several hours get down to 0.4 which is about the level one will observe outside.
I’ve been tending the levels in my basement for years with a digital logger and have learned a lot. We installed a mitigation system and it has taken us from a mean of 5 pCu/L to around 3. When it rains and we want to be in the basement we will open windows and within several hours get down to 0.4 which is about the level one will observe outside.
Posted on 12/16/23 at 3:22 pm to AthensRattler
It was a year long test. The 3-5 day tests are absolutely useless. I don’t smoke or vape and I try to keep natural gas emissions from the stove as low as possible
This post was edited on 12/16/23 at 3:25 pm
Posted on 12/16/23 at 3:44 pm to JasonDBlaha
Sorry I weaved your post into a conversation I just had with some coworkers. Yeah you are as good as dead.
I would buy a digital monitor and strongly consider a mitigation system. Seriously you are probably fine. There are areas with really high radon levels that don’t have higher incidences of lung cancer.
I would buy a digital monitor and strongly consider a mitigation system. Seriously you are probably fine. There are areas with really high radon levels that don’t have higher incidences of lung cancer.
Posted on 12/16/23 at 6:02 pm to JasonDBlaha
Have you bitten by any spiders that live there?
Posted on 12/16/23 at 6:24 pm to OysterPoBoy
Nope, have had the exterminator come multiple times to clean everything out
Posted on 12/16/23 at 8:11 pm to JasonDBlaha
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Nope, have had the exterminator come multiple times to clean everything out
Whooooosh!!
Posted on 12/16/23 at 10:01 pm to JasonDBlaha
This has been on my mind awhile. Just ordered a RadonEye to start getting data.
Posted on 12/21/23 at 6:26 am to JasonDBlaha
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Nope, have had the exterminator come multiple times to clean everything out
Great now you probably gave him the cancer.
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