HOW THE COMMUNITY IS STEPPING IN TO HELP A FAMILY THAT IS TRAVELING ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO
FIND A MIRACLE.
>>A DANGEROUS GAS THAT YOU CAN’T SEE SMELL OR TASTE
IS RAMPANT.
ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND
ESPECIALLY RIGHT HERE IN
VIRGINIA WE FIRST TOLD YOU
ABOUT THE
SILENT KILLER.
>>RADON IN A SPECIAL REPORT
LAST NIGHT TONIGHT 10 NEWS
REPORTER LINDSEY KENNETT JOINS
US ONCE AGAIN TO EXPLAIN WHY IT
IS SO DANGEROUS
AND WHAT YOU CAN DO TO TEST FOR
IT AND PROTECT YOUR FAMILY’S
LINDSAY.
>>THE BIG PROBLEM IS WHEN HIGH
LEVELS OF RADON GET TRAPPED
INSIDE YOUR HOME.
AND YOU BREATHE IT IN
RAID ON IS THE SECOND LEADING
CAUSE OF
LUNG CANCER HERE IN SOUTHWEST
AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA THERE ARE
HIGH RISK RADON ZONES.
ALL OVER.
NOW THERE ARE WAYS FOR YOU TO
TEST YOUR HOME FOR RADON AND
REDUCE THOSE LEVELS BUT AS I
HEARD FROM ONE LOCAL WOMAN
ASSUMING YOU
ARE SAFE.
IT’S A DANGEROUS MISTAKE THAT
SHE DOESN’T WANT OTHER FAMILIES
TO MAKE.
ALL THEY DO IS REPLACE THIS
AND THIS.
>>WHEN NANCY STOKES MOVED INTO
HER ROANOKE COUNTY HOME
13 YEARS AGO IT ALREADY HAD A
RADON
MITIGATION UNIT.
>>I WAS VERY HAPPY WITH THIS IS
FINE AND THEN I WAS DIAGNOSED
WITH CHRONIC
LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA OF THAT 2
AND A HALF YEARS AGO SHE AND
HER DOCTOR TRIED TO FIGURE OUT
WHAT ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS.
MY ONCOLOGIST ASKED ME
SAID WILL DO YOU LIVE
IN A HIGH RATE AYERS AND I
DON’T KNOW I SAID, BUT I HAVE A
RADON MITIGATION UNIT.
THEY SAID WELL WHEN WAS LAST
TIME TESTED AND I SAID.
>>BECAUSE YOU KNOW YOU MIGHT
JUST JUST TESTED JUST JUST SEE
SO I’VE.
SO I’VE. >>IT’S LIKE REALLY SHOCKED AND THERE WAS NO WAY FOR ME TO KNOW
HOW LONG IT HAD BEEN REALLY
HIGH THAT’S WHEN NANCY CALLED
STEVE ANDERSON.
ANDERSON OWNS RAID
ON SAFE.
A LICENSE TO RADON TESTING IN
MITIGATION BUSINESS IN ROANOKE
HE SAYS PART OF SOUTHWEST,
VIRGINIA.
>>THE EPA ESTIMATES THAT 30 TO 40% OF THE HOMES IN THIS AREA WILL TEST
FOR RADON.
>>THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY CREATED A MAP OF
HIGH-RISK GREAT ON ZONE.
MEANS THERE’S A MODERATE RISK
READ.
SAYS YOU CAN’T JUST RELY ON THE MAP. >>YOU COULD HAVE A SITUATION.
>>THAT’S WHY THE EPA SAYS EVERYONE NEEDS TO TEST THEIR HOME AT LEAST EVERY 2
YEARS AND IN THE WINTER WHEN
RADON LEVELS ARE HIGHEST
BECAUSE THERE’S LESS
VENTILATION.
>>THAT CAN BE FOUND
ON HOW HOMES WITHOUT A
BASEMENT.
APARTMENTS.
BASEMENT. APARTMENTS. YOU KNOW IT’S
ALWAYS INNING
LIVING AREA THAT’S IN CONTACT
WITH THE GROUND CONTEST TIME
FOR RADON SHOWING US
THE CURRENT.
>>THIS IS THE AVERAGE SINCE THE
START OF THE 2 MOST RADON TESTS
TAKE A COUPLE DAYS.
THE LONGER THE TEST THE MORE
ACCURATE.
THE READING YOU CAN BUY A DO IT
YOURSELF TEST FOR LESS THAN 25
BUCKS ONLINE OR AT HOME
IMPROVEMENT STORES.
HIRE A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL
FOR AROUND A 100 TO
$200 IF RADON LEVELS
ARE HIGH.
EXPERTS CAN INSTALL A
MITIGATION SYSTEM THAT
ESSENTIALLY SUCKS THE RAID ON
OUT OF YOUR HOUSE AND INTO THE
ATMOSPHERE.
>>AND THAT SYSTEM RUNS
CONTINUOUSLY 24 7.
>>IF YOU CAN’T SHELL OUT ABOUT
A 1000 BUCKS FOR A SYSTEM.
THERE ARE SOME OTHER THINGS YOU
CAN DO TO LESSEN YOUR RISK.
NOW NANCY IS NOT ONLY GOT HER HOME’S RADON LEVELS UNDER CONTROL, BUT HER CANCER
TREATMENTS HAVE WORKED AND I
FEEL REALLY GOOD.
THE TREATMENT THAT IT
TO WORK.
>>PSYCHOLOGISTS IS VERY HAPPY
WITH MY NUMBERS
SHE SAYS A SIMPLE TEST IS WORTH
THE PEACE OF MIND KNOWING SHE
ISN’T AT
RISK ANYMORE.
IF I HAD KNOWN SOONER I
CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE DONE
SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
THERE IS NO FEDERAL OR STATE LAW THAT REQUIRES ANYONE TO TEST FOR RADON WHEN BUYING OR
SELLING
A HOME.
>>SO THAT THE HOME, NO
HOMEOWNERS TO MAKE SURE THAT
THEY CHECKED THE RADON LEVELS
IF YOU’RE GOING TO DO THE TEST
YOURSELF JUST MAKE SURE YOU
FOLLOW ALL THE DIRECTIONS
BECAUSE IF YOU DON’T IT COULD
MESS UP THE READING.
IF YOU WANT TO FIND OUT IF YOU
LIVE IN A HIGH-RISK RAID ON
ZONE HOW TO FIND A PROFESSIONAL
LICENSE TO RADON MITIGATE OR
NEAR YOU OR ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT
RADON WE HAVE ALL OF THAT
INFORMATION POSTED ON OUR