Free Radon Test Kits Offered In Allentown

The Allentown Health Bureau is offering free radon test kits to residents on a first-come, first-served basis.

 

Contact the Bureau at 610-437-7759 or go to the office at 435 Hamilton Street.

 

Radon, a colorless, odorless gas that occurs naturally through the breakdown of uranium in soil and rocks, is the second-leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S. and is responsible for an estimated 22,000 deaths every year, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
 

National awareness of the dangers of radon began with discovery of extremely high levels in the home of a Pennsylvania nuclear power plant engineer in 1984. The source of the radon was determined to be the soil and rocks below his home.

 

For more information, visit the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Radon and the Department of Environmental Protection Radon webpages.