ResCom Radon Solutions

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Contact us at (816) 804-1791    

Committed to meet our customers’ needs with reliable and effective solutions to make your home a safer place for you and your family
 

Welcome to ResCom Radon Solutions!

 

We are glad to have this opportunity to acquaint you with the services of ResCom Radon Solutions.  We offer complete residential and commercial radon testing and mitigation.  Tom Manz, owner, is certified with the National Environmental Health Association, the leading certification program for radon professionals in North America.  You can depend on ResCom Radon Solutions to carefully and professionally test your home or building for the potential presence of radon and, if needed, install a ventilation system.  ResCom Radon Solutions is a subsidiary of ResCom Construction Services, LLC. www.rescomkc.com.

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Radon: The Health Hazard               

 

Radon is a cancer-causing natural, radioactive gas that you can't see, smell or taste.  According to the Surgeon General and the EPA, its presence in your home  poses a danger to your family's health.  Radon is the leading cause of lung cancer among non-smokers and is the second leading cause of lung cancer in America claiming about 20,000 lives annually. 

 

Radon is caused by decaying uranium in the soil and rock under a home or building.  It moves up through the ground to the air above and into your home through cracks and other holes in the foundation and becomes trapped inside where it can build up.  This means new and old homes, well-sealed or drafty homes, with or without basements.

 

Unhealthy levels of radon are frequently found in homes in the Midwest.  Homes in the Kansas City metropolitan area are in Zone I, which indicates the most frequency of unhealthy levels of radon – about 1 in 3 or 4 homes.

 

Testing is the only way to know if your home is at risk from high radon exposure.  Radon is measured by picocuries per liter (pCi/L) through several different types of measurement devices.

 



The EPA Recommends:

  • Have your home tested for radon.
  • If you are buying a home or selling your home, have it tested for radon.
  • For a new home, ask if radon-resistant construction features were used and if the home has been tested.
  • Fix the home if the radon level is 4 picocuries per liter (pCi/L) or higher.
  • Radon levels less than 4 pCi/L still pose a risk, and in many cases, may be reduced.
 
* Radon is estimated to cause about 21,000 lung cancer deaths per year, according to EPA's 2003 Assessment of Risks from Radon in Homes (EPA 402-R-03-003). The numbers of deaths from other causes in this chart are taken from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's 2005-2006 National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Report and 2006 National Safety Council Reports.

To view an informative video from the EPA about the cause, affects, and solutions of radon, please see:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-S8vr27plZs


 
 

Contact us at 816-804-1791 to have your home tested for radon or to receive a free estimate for radon mitigation.    Email – info@ResComKC.com