Radon is a decay product of uranium and radium, which are naturally occurring elements within the Earth's crust. Trace amounts of Radon is found in in virtually all rock, water, and soil on Earth. Radon is ubiquitous in our environment, and generally harmless in these conditions.

However, when Radon is concentrated in tight spaces such as the interior of a building, it poses a cancer risk. Because Radon is completely tasteless, odorless, etc., it can pose a silent risk on our homes. Exposure to Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer.

FUN FACT: The danger of Radon in homes was not discovered until the mid-1980’s, when a construction worker at a nuclear power plant kept tripping radiation alarms. The perplexing thing about this was that the plant was not operational. It did not have radioactive material. An investigation eventually found that the basement of his home was completely inundated with Radon. The concentration of Radon in his home had the equivalent affect of smoking 135 packs of cigarettes per day, effectively increasing his family’s chances of developing lung cancer by 14%.