Sunday 18 October 2015

Tips On How To Carry Out Radon Testing

By Della Monroe


This is any process or method used to identify and determine the gas levels in a place and especially in homes. Mitigation on the other side involves all processes applied to minimize levels and effects of such a gas. The gas can be found in peoples houses and also sometimes it can found in water that people consume. Radon testing is necessary before any mitigation procedures are commenced.

At an individual level one can control this gas by ensuring their houses are properly ventilated that is to reduce radon found in air. Underground ventilation is also encouraged. Another simple way an individual can ensure that this gas is minimal is by increasing air alterations per hour or after every two hours in a building.

Radon is gradually formed or generated as single intermediate stage in the usual radioactivity decay and rotting chains where thorium and even uranium slowly decays resulting to formation of lead. There are two gases recognized for their radioactivity and they include uranium and thorium.

Now if the tests come out being positive then mitigation process should commence immediately. There is no level of radiation that is considered to be safe by any government or body. But it also known that this gas cannot be one hundred percent eliminated hence relevant bodies and governments all over the world have come up with action levels that provide or offer guidance on the time radon levels are to be minimized.

Alternatively an individual can have their houses installed with radon systems. There are several benefits of installing such systems in your house which include hidden gas system components which replace the fan and even vent pipes which are usually installed on your house side. The systems are no stuffy and the only structures that are visible is vent stack that rises through the house roof and resembles existing plumbing stack.

The system is very well protected from exterior elements. They create condensation within and around the exhaust pipes and suction. In cold seasons this condensation can probably freeze affecting the life of vent fans. This is why radon systems are safeguarded to protect them from freezing effects and also thaw cycle.

Select a company that will take a whole house approach during their testing. The company contracted should first evaluate all house components without assuming any component. They should also look at construction details to see if there are any loop holes that might be letting in underground gas to the surface of your house.

Look at how, why and where is the gas entry, identify what ought to be done so as to manage house pressures and block or seal gas entry pathways. Radon levels in your house are basically contributed by three factors that is pathways, pressures and sources. During earth creation all the known elements found in periodic chart were evenly distributed in different proportions and concentrations. If a person took a soil sample from their house or around the house and analyze it they will find that it contains various elements such as nitrogen, oxygen, carbon, lead and also some small amounts of thorium and uranium. City Des Moines IA is known to have levels of this gas.




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