JeffersonCounty Public Health (JCPH) encourages all residents to have their homes tested
for radon gas, a naturally occurring gas that you can’t see, smell, or taste,
but it could be present at a dangerous level in your home. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),
exposure to radon is responsible for an estimated 21,000 lung cancer deaths
each year and is the number one cause of lung cancer among non-smokers.
Elevated levels of radon have
been found in homes all across the country.
In Colorado, 52 of its 64 counties are at high risk for radon. Due to the unpredictable nature of the gas,
two houses right next to each other may have very different radon levels. Testing is the only way to know for certain
if you and your loved ones are at risk.
Protect
yourself & your family by testing for radon in your home. Please call (303)
271-5700, or e-mail John Moody at jmoody@jeffco.us to order
your free radon test kit. Kits can also be picked up today at JCPH, 645 Parfet Street in Lakewood. For more information on Radon, visit our website.
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