January is National Radon Action Month and the Manitowoc County Health Department is encouraging everyone in Manitowoc County to learn more about radon and protecting you and your family from exposure.
Exposure to radon gas is one of the major contributors to lung cancer nationally, yet many people are not aware that an easy-to-use test kit can tell them if their home has high radon levels.
About one out of every ten homes in Wisconsin has high radon levels.
Any home, whether old, new, with or without a basement can have radon.
Since you cannot smell, taste, or see radon, the only way to know if you have high radon levels is to test for it.
Test kits are available to help protect you and your family from radon exposure.
For additional information on local radon levels by zip code, testing, health risk and reducing radon levels in a house, look at the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services website at LowRadon.org.
