Aprilaire Launches Radon Testing and Mitigation Services for National Radon Action Month
IAQ expert’s entry into radon expands its healthy indoor air offerings and brings affordable at-home radon testing, professional radon testing, and radon mitigation to homeowners
MADISON, WI — Aprilaire, a provider of Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) solutions and systems, launched radon services available to homeowners nationwide in January 2022, deemed National Radon Action Month by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Aprilaire’s new suite of radon products and services will include an at-home testing kit, as well as professional testing and mitigation services offered by its network of certified, Healthy Air Professionals across the United States. Nearly one out of every 15 U.S. homes is estimated to have elevated radon levels.
Radon is an odorless, colorless radioactive gas that comes from the natural decay of uranium found in nearly all soils. It typically moves up through the ground into a home through the foundation and is then trapped inside where it builds up. Radon gas decays into radioactive particles that can get trapped in a person’s lungs which, over time, can damage lung tissue and lead to lung cancer over a person’s lifetime. Not everyone exposed to elevated levels of radon will develop lung cancer, but about 21,000 U.S. deaths are attributed to radon exposure each year. It is the leading cause of lung cancer among people who do not smoke, according to the EPA, and radon exposure is far more dangerous to smokers than nonsmokers.