If you're preparing to buy or sell a home, if you don't know your home's radon levels, or if you start occupying a new space in your home, especially a basement, it's a great idea to test your home for radon. But why is testing for radon so important?

Radon is one of the deadliest and hardest to detect gases in your home. Here are some of the reasons air quality testing is necessary to protect you and your family from radon.

• Radon can cause severe long-term health problems. Radon is the number one cause of lung cancer among non-smokers, according to the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency). If you already smoke, breathing in radon means you have an even higher risk of lung cancer. About 21,000 people die every year from lung cancer caused by radon.

• Radon is colorless, odorless, and tasteless. Unlike other gases, you cannot smell or see radon. You also won't get short-term medical symptoms like with other poisonous gases.
  
  
• Radon can only be detected by an air quality test. Since there's no way for you to detect radon with your senses, and you won't feel the effects of radon until you're very sick, the only reliable, safe way to detect radon is with an air quality test.

When Should I Hire a Professional?

With a gas as serious as radon, you want to make sure your air quality test results are correct the first time. A professional will be able to quickly and accurately determine if there's a worrying level of radon in your home, and help you come up with a plan to lower it. Radon gas levels can be lowered by up to 99 percent with the proper ventilation.

BioClean Can Help

At BioClean, we can test your air quality and help you keep your family safe from radon gas. Our results are verified by a third-party lab to ensure they are correct. Contact us today and ask for an air quality test to put your mind at ease about radon.