Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer, second only to smoking. It is a naturally occurring radioactive gas. You cannot see, smell or taste radon.
  The EPA states, fix your house if the radon levels are above 4 pCi/L. Salt Lake County’s average is 4.3 !!!
    The national indoor average is 1.3. The only way to know if you have elevated radon levels is to do a test.
  If a house has elevated levels they can be reduced to below 4. Always!
Call Advocate Inspections to have you house tested.
  We serve the Wasatch front, Salt Lake, Park City, and Utah County and northern Utah. 

John died at the age of 39. He was a nonsmoker. His house had high radon levels. He is survived by his wife and 3 children. He competed in the 2008 “Can you break a 100” He had 8 golf handicap, but did not break a 100. Listen to his story in his own words.

This 37 year old mother of 3 lost her life to cancer from radon gas.
Radon is real. 
Radon causes lung caner.
Radon kills people.
Visit cansar.org for her and other stories.

Julie Harris lived in a house with high radon and died from lung cancer. Visit cansar.org and for her stories and video.

  Long term radon tests are determined by using the radiation impact from radon decay onto a plastic strip. Counting the impacts or divots will yield the radon levels. There have also been studies using plastic reading glasses. If the radon radioactive decay does this to plastic, “What is it doing to your lungs?”
  Like other environmental pollutants, there is some uncertainty about the magnitude of radon health risks. However, we know more about radon risks than risks from most other cancer-causing substances. This is because estimates of radon risks are based on studies of cancer in humans (underground miners).

Smoking combined with radon is an especially serious health risk. Stop smoking and lower your radon level to reduce your lung cancer risk.
Scientists are more certain about radon risks than from most other cancer-causing substances.
  Your chances of getting lung cancer from radon depend mostly on:
How much radon is in your home-
The amount of time you spend in your home -
and Whether you are a smoker or have ever smoked.

 The fan must be in the attic or on the outside of the house.

 Schematic of typical radon mitigation system. There is penetration hole in the concrete floor, 20 gallons of gravel is
 removed, the hole is sealed and run up
 through the garage, its attic and roof. The fan is in the attic.

 Installation with the fan
 on the outside of the
 house.