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January is National Radon Action Month<\/a>. I know that your home radon level is<\/a><\/a> not the fun kind of thing you want to think of every day, but it\u2019s one of those things you need to give a little attention to if you want to protect your health and the health of your family.>\/p>Radon<\/a> is an odorless, tasteless and invisible gas produced by the decay of naturally occurring uranium in soil and water. It accumulates in homes, buildings and drinking water, and causes lung cancer. It is responsible for an estimated 21,000 deaths per year<\/a> in the United States.<\/p>\n That\u2019s the bad news. The good news is that if you have radon in your home, like I did, you can correct the situation. If you\u2019re wondering if there\u2019s radon in your home, first you need to test your home<\/a>. The tests are very inexpensive and simple to perform. Just open the canister and walk away from it for a few days. You send the canister off to the lab and they mail you your results. We were shocked to learn that our home had pretty high radon levels, so we wasted no time in contacting a local certified radon mitigation company. The installation of the mitigation equipment took a little less than a day, so that wasn\u2019t so bad.<\/p>\n