The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has designated January as National Radon Action Month. If your home tested positive and you haven’t begun mitigation, or you have made recent changes to your home that may warrant re-testing, we encourage you to take this opportunity to take action. Portland radon issues are real. Recent news posts have… Continue reading Portland Radon Action for Area Homeowners
The Oregon Health Division has a spreadsheet of radon levels tested around Portland. I created the graphs below using their data. The general recommendation is that any home testing over 4.0 pCi/l should have radon mitigated as it is the second leading cause of lung cancer behind smoking. It is important to take both graph… Continue reading Who Needs to Test for Radon in Portland? Everyone.