Radon Decay

So first off radon is a radioactive gas that has no color, odor or taste. It comes from uranium deposits, phosphate mines, and coal combustion. Radon as a short half-life of four days which means it starts breaking down into radon decay. Radon is in all soils, it has higher concentrations in granite, shale, and phosphates. Which sadly means the soil can be contaminated, which could lead to being absorbed into the plants, and then enter the food chain, nothing is known about the effects of this. Radon can be trapped in the water and break down, the effects of radon on aquatic life is unknown. When radon is inhaled its particles become trapped in the lining of the lungs and then they decay causing cells to be damaged, thus equals lung cancer. Radon causes about 22,000 lung cancer deaths each year. It's caused when radon rises through the ground and into a building and becomes trapped and breaks down.

The worst states for radon are Iowa, North and South Dakota, Wyoming, Washington, Montana, Idaho, Utah, Maine, Missouri, Colorado, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, West Virgina, Mary Land, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Kentucky and Tennessee. All of these states have Above 4.0 pCi/L which stands for picocuries per liter it is a unit for measuring radioactivity. The curie unit is the activity of …show more content…
Indoor radon levels are affected by the soil and what your house is made of. Homes close to each other can have different radon levels, thus making yours or their test results in reliable. Plus rain or snow, barometric pressure, and other natural things can cause radon levels to change from time to time, which is why different tests are available. One way to get rid of radon is to install a long pipe that goes into your basement floor and the other end ends up outside. One other way is to hire a radon mitigation contractor to find the best solution for your