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As long as they have been sealed up in their plastic bag, do not have any sort of damage to the paper side of the kit, and have been stored under normal room temperature conditions, they should be fine to use. For tests being run in areas that have high humidity, the best thing to do is run your kit for the minimum exposure time — 48 hours. This greatly reduces the chances of your kit absorbing too much moisture for us to get a result.

We recommend testing in the lowest livable level of your house usually the basement , but it could be a bit up to your preference! Radon sits a little heavier than the air, so the highest concentration of radon is usually found in the lowest level of the building. Radon naturally occurs in the soil, so by testing the lowest level you are also testing closer to the most likely entry point of radon gas. Most real estate transactions require that the lowest livable level is tested.

This includes a level that could be lived in or modified to live in, so even an unfinished basement. Your results will be sent to you however you indicated on your information sheet! We are able to email, fax, or mail them to you, and reports are sent out once we have finished testing.

You may also view any lab tracking and test results online here. Generally, one test kit will be enough to test the lowest livable level of your house e.

However, radon levels are usually different between the levels of your house. Therefore, if you wish to test for radon on different levels of your house e. No level of radon is considered safe, so a follow-up test may be warranted to confirm test results. There are many do-it-yourself radon test kits available through retail outlets and on-line, starting at about While natural rocks such as granite may emit radiation and radon gas, the levels attributable to such sources are not typically high.

Contact your state radon office www. Hire a qualified radon professional www. The key to reducing your risk of lung cancer from radon is to test your home and mitigate when necessary.

A specially-trained and qualified radiation professional may be equipped to test for other radon sources such as granite or diffusion from drinking water when diagnosing the nature and source of your home's radon problem. Learn more about radon, visit www. At this time, a generally accepted radiation testing protocol for countertops does not exist, and neither imported nor domestic granite products require radiation testing.

Radiation concentrations can only be measured using sophisticated portable instruments, or with laboratory equipment. These instruments and equipment require a knowledgeable and trained user and proper instrument calibration.