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Next to cigarette smoking, radon is one of the leading causes of lung cancer in Brecksville, OH. The only way to mitigate the threat of cancer from smoking is to quit. The only way to determine whether you and your family are at risk from exposure to radon is to engage the professional services of a testing and mitigation company.
Brecksville is located in northeast Ohio, on the southern border of Cuyahoga County. The city of approximately 14,000 people is about 15 miles south of Cleveland. As city officials are keen to say, “We like being small.”
The city can trace its roots back to the early 1800s when John Breck and several of his partners purchased the land, which today bears his name. Although Col. Breck never lived in the area named for him, his three sons did. The last Breck family member, the colonel’s great-grandson, practiced medicine until he died in 1934.
The city is justifiably proud of its school district. The Brecksville-Broadview Heights district is consistently rated among the top school districts in Ohio.
The city is small. It is less than 20 square miles in size. Despite the size, it dedicates a full one-third of that area to parks. Brecksville is content to maintain its small-town atmosphere and, at the same time, enjoy being a 30-minute drive away from Cleveland.
Brecksville is well protected by a fire department staffed by full-time and volunteer firefighters. The city is protected by a full-time contingent of 40 policemen and women. There are five hospitals in the immediate area, including two dedicated to children.
Radon is a radioactive gas. It forms naturally when uranium or radium break down in the surrounding soil, rock, and groundwater. The material is radioactive. According to a recent estimate from the EPA and the office of the Surgeon General, radon is responsible for at least 20,000 lung cancer deaths every year in the United States.
Under normal circumstances, radon does not pose a problem nor a threat to people. For those living in Ohio, where there is a higher radon concentration, this is unfortunately not the case. There is one to blame for the high concentration of radon in the state; it is a matter of geology.
Ohio shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock. Many tens of thousands of years ago, glaciers moved south from the far north.
Glacier movement resulted in what we call the “Great Lakes.” Glaciers also deposited soil containing a high concentration of shale and granite, minerals that contribute to the radon levels in the Brecksville, OH. area.
For those who do live in Ohio, chances are very good that your home is built on soil that contains a high concentration of radon.
Radon is a major contributor to lung cancer. The chances of getting this deadly disease from radon depend on several factors.
The odds of developing lung cancer get higher if you live in a home with high levels of radon, and you smoke or heat your home with fuel that tends to increase the density of airborne particulates.
Lung cancer is one of the most dangerous forms of the disease. The rate of survival over a five-year period is extremely low when compared with other types of cancer. Based on statistics, after lung cancer has been diagnosed, less than 15 percent of patients survive for five years or more.
There is, however, an upside. Lung cancer can be prevented. The leading cause of lung cancer is smoking, something that is completely preventable. Following close behind is lung cancer caused by exposure to radon. It too is highly preventable.
Smoking and radon, when combined, are far more damaging when compared to the effects on their own. When a smoker is exposed to radon, the risks of lung cancer increase considerably.
According to data published by the EPA and the CDC, a smoker, when exposed to 4 pCi/l of radon over a lifetime, is five times more likely to die from lung cancer as from a vehicle accident.
A non-smoker, exposed to the same dose of radon over his or her lifetime is at the same risk of dying in a car crash as from lung cancer. When smoking and radon exposure are combined, the risk of dying from lung cancer is five times higher.
Although a homeowner can opt to do a radon test his or her home for the presence of radon, it is far better to hire a team of professionals. Mitigation is something altogether different. Mitigating and removing radon gas from the home should only be done by an experienced mitigation specialist.
If the radon level in your home is high, action should be taken as soon as possible. The first step is choosing a professional radon mitigation company. The radon testing specialist will carry out a series of tests and analyze the results to determine if radon mitigation is needed.
A radon mitigation system pumps high concentrations of radon from the home to the outdoor air, where it quickly disperses. Radon Eliminator is the number one radon testing and mitigation company in Ohio. The system they employ involves running pipes under the basement floor or slab. The pipe network is connected to a fan that exhausts the radon gas.
To augment the mitigation system, homeowners may opt to seal the home better. Sealing the house does not reduce radon levels. What it does is improve the mitigation system’s effectiveness. Sealing the home helps to prevent gas from seeping in as time goes by.
Once the removal system is installed, it must be monitored. Subsequent testing should be carried out to ensure it is working properly.
Radon in your Brecksville, OH, home is dangerous. Using state-of-the-art radon testing equipment, Radon Eliminator can pinpoint the source of radon. The professionals at Radon Eliminator can implement a strategy to ensure you and your family are safe from dangerous levels of this lethal gas.
At Radon Eliminator we offer radon testing and mitigation services to homeowners as well as commercial property owners. Schools, offices, apartment buildings should all be tested and mitigated of radon.
If your Brecksville, Ohio home has never been tested for radon, click below or call us to schedule an appointment with our licensed and certified Radon Testing and Radon Mitigation Company today.
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