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I get this a lot and it really depends on the house and it depends on your comfort level. Radon is a naturally occurring, odorless radioactive gas. And scientists have agreed that radon can cause lung cancer. And since we spend a lot of time in our homes that is the place we test. So here is a statistic from the EPA that may help you make a decision: if one thousand non-smokers tested for radon in their basements and got readings of 4 pCi/L, and if they spend 70% of every day over a 74 year period in their basement 2 of those 1000 non-smokers will get lung cancer from radon.

I hope this helps you to make a decision to test or not to test when you buy your next house! (This information is from the Wisconsin Realtors Association’s brochure: Environmental Issues Affecting Residential Real Estate).