do you live in a radon gas area

[j4ckos mate]

a lad at work mentioned naturally occuring radon gas,
i have never heard of it before does anyone live in an area, or are there any potential dangers.


http://www.hpa.org.uk/servlet/Satellite?blobcol=ur...

[Bluebarge]

Only a problem if your house is airtight or you sleep with your nose to the floor.

[Ozone]

Quite common in certain areas of the country. It depends on the rock below the soil. Modern houses usually have plastic layers put in the flooring to stop the gas coming up through crack in the floor over time. I have known of houses with basements that have to have fans fitted in to stop the build up of Radon.

Radon is supposed to cause cancer.

[Fordo]

just had a read up on radon:

"According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, radon is the second most frequent cause of lung cancer, after cigarette smoking, causing 21,000 lung cancer deaths per year in the United States"

crazy stuff! i'd never really heard about it before.

I didn't realise uranium is so common in the earths crust. Radon is a decy product of it:

"Every square mile of surface soil, to a depth of 6 inches (2.6 km2 to a depth of 15 cm), contains approximately 1 gram of radium, which releases radon in small amounts to the atmosphere[1] On a global scale, it is estimated that 2,400 million curies (90 TBq) of radon are released from soil annually"


i knew i should have paid more attention in science class

[anonymous-user]

Cornwall and Devon are the main areas in the UK! All new build and conversions have a Radon barrier installed in the foundations in these areas.

[GTO Scott]

Yep, my house is in a radon gas area (the majority of Cornwall is), I've not noticed any problems.

Mind you, the green glow I seem to have gained is a bit odd....

[Soovy]

Life is a sexually transmitted diseasew with a 100% mortality rate.


Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think.

[BurblingBrownOne]

There's also a pocket up here in the N.E. of Scotland from all the Granite we sit on top of.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_...

[Deva Link]

My daughter's buying a house on the outskirts of Chester (on the edge of a high level area if you look at the map) and in the bundle of paperwork was a past survey for Radon which showed a negligible level.

[garethj]

You can get a measuring kit which runs for a few months to see if your house has high levels. It's usually only a problem in basements, but there are various ways of pumping the gas out.

Or see if Allied Carpets sell underlay made of lead

[j4ckos mate]

ive never heard of it before,

i believe you can buy a pump with fan that runs permanently, is he worrying to much?

[sv]

I used to (Banbury).

You can monitor radon build-up but, so long as you have good ventilation, pumps and the like can theoretically be avoided.

[Puggit]

I live close to AWE - Radon is the least of my worries!

[Munter]

j4ckos mate said:

ive never heard of it before,

i believe you can buy a pump with fan that runs permanently, is he worrying to much?

Don't think you need a fan. Just a "sump".

http://www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/files/Living/Pla...

[Simpo Two]

Sustainable energy - just bung it in your home nuclear reactor and watch the lights come on

[Mexic0]

j4ckos mate from scoobynet ffs nothing is now safe

[Brink]

Any ideas on how chavs might be persuaded that radon-sniffing is "sick"?

[eldar]

Puggit said:

I live close to AWE - Radon is the least of my worries!

I live a mile from Sellafield. A very low radon area, but plenty of 5 legged sheep.

[Shaolin]

Granite is a strong source of radon - there was a scare awhile ago about granite kitchen worktops giving it off.

They do - but in negligable amounts

[tobeee]

I used to work at the Building Research Establishment 25 years ago, and knew one of the scientists leading the research on radon. I remember being really surprised at the time that the problem existed, and equally surprised that the fix was an extractor fan underneath the house! This is the first I'd heard of it since then!