Because you can’t see or smell radon, people tend to downplay its health effects and ignore the possibility that there might be a silent killer in their homes. Over 10 years of radon testing, half of the homes tested in Greenwich had a radon in air level above the EPA action limit of 4.0 pCi/L. Radon, if discovered, can be remediated by qualified contractors inexpensively.” – Michael Long, Greenwich Health Dept Continue Reading →
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Winter is the Ideal Time to Test Your Home for Radon
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Thanks to a State grant the Greenwich Department of Health Laboratory, a sub-division of Environmental Services, is currently able to offer one cost-reduced Radon-In-Air test kit per household/ per visit from now until the end of February, 2022. Continue Reading →
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Radon Builds up During Winter: Greenwich Health Dept. Has Low Price Test Kits
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“Over the past ten years of the radon program, half of the homes in Greenwich have been found to be above the EPA action limit…Because you can’t see or smell radon, people tend to downplay the health effects and ignore the possibility that there might be a silent killer in their homes.” -Director of the Division of Environmental Services Laboratory in Greenwich. The Health wants everyone in town to test their homes for radon. Low price test kits are available at Town Hall. Continue Reading →