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- Subject: Re: Radon Testing Kits Available
- Path: sparky!uunet!infonode!ingr!sci34hub!cdthq!gary
- From: gary@cdthq.UUCP (Gary Heston)
- Message-ID: <PRFkuB2w161w@cdthq.UUCP>
- References: <1992Nov18.150503.7210@infonode.ingr.com>
- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 92 19:39:00 CST
- Organization: Garys' Home for Obsolete Computers
- Lines: 32
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- brantley@infonode.ingr.com (Dwight D. Brantley) writes:
-
- > In article <1992Nov18.135917.4859@infonode.ingr.com> wilsonk@infonode.ingr.co
- > >
- > >Lab analysis included in price.
- > >Kits can be mailed.
- > >
- > >Test your own house $21.95.
- > >
- > >Radon Dection Service: 650-0998
- >
- > So does anyone have the statistics on what the chances are of having
- > unacceptable levels of radon in a house in the Huntsville/Madison area
- > given that the house is built on a concrete slab (no basement or crawl
- > space)? Not flamming anyone here, I'm just curious. I don't recall
- > seeing anything documented on this and I would like to know how potentially
- > serious the problem could be in this area.
-
- I tested my house (frame on foundation, w/ crawlspace) a few years
- ago, using one of the three-month type cannisters. I have convection
- gas wall heaters, which were running during part of the test period
- (this matters because natural gas reportedly contains radon, and it
- should give me higher exposure).
-
- My test results were .04 pC/l, about 1% of what the EPA guesses is a
- maximum safe level.
-
- I decided to not worry about it. I live near Drake and Triana, and
- your results may vary.
-
- Gary Heston, at home....
- gary@cdthq.uucp
-