Baltimore Radon Gas Home Inspection

Radon is a radioactive gas that results from a breakdown of elements in the soil and is a natural part of the environment both indoors and out. It can become concentrated in some homes to levels the EPA deems hazardous. The EPA recommends that every home be tested for radon gas. About 20,000 fatalities per year are attributed to radon gas exposure.

Please visit this EPA website page for more information: http://www.epa.gov/radon/pubs/citguide.html

In short, yes. Radon gas is a part of the air we breathe both indoors and outdoors. It can become concentrated to a level deemed problematic by the EPA in some homes. There is no way to tell which home has an elevated level without a radon test. We have found elevated levels of radon gas both inside Baltimore City limits and the surrounding counties.

Radon gas enters the home through the foundation, cracks, holes, fittings, windows, sump pits can all be avenues for radon.

Radon remediation firms can install a radon remediation system to lower the radon level to an acceptable level.