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Check Your Home...
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www.unce.unr.edu/radon
Tracking
the Trail
of Radon
RADON
RADIUM
URANIUM
What is radon?
Radon is a radioactive gas that comes
from uranium in rock, soil and water.
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Gas
Cracks
Soil
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Gas
Rocks
Sometimes radon gas enters a house from CRACKS
in the foundation and openings around pipes.
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YOU CANNOT SEE, SMELL
OR TASTE RADON, but it
can be bad for your lungs.
Radon gas can cause lung
cancer. It is even more
dangerous for those
who smoke.
DON’T
SMOKE
Breathing in
radon decay
products
Alpha
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Lung
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NEVADA RADON ZONES
The greatest chance
for high levels of radon
in Nevada are in the
Zone 1 counties.
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Directions:
Color the Zone 1 counties with the greatest chance for high radon levels RED.
Color the Zone 2 counties with a moderate chance for high radon levels YELLOW.
Color the Zone 3 counties with the lowest chance for high radon levels GREEN.
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You can TEST
your home for
radon with a
radon test kit.
If your house
has a high radon
level, it can be
fixed.
Attic
Fan
Discharges
radon gas out
of your home
Pipe
Radon
test kit
TEST
Crawl space
Radon gases
A MITIGATION SYSTEM is a pipe that goes under the
house and up through the roof, like a chimney. The radon gas
goes up the pipe and to the air outside. This can help remove
radon gas from your home.
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MITIGATION
LUNG CANCER
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DETECTION GAS
HOUSE
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DON‛T SMOKE
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$7.00 Short-term Radon Test Kit Coupon
(Expires June 30, 2015)
This special radon test kit offer is provided by University of Nevada Cooperative Extension
(UNCE), the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health and the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency for a limited time. The test kit includes analysis, postage-paid mailer and
laboratory test report. Test kits can be ordered from the UNCE Radon Program office or picked
up in person at the location below.
Bring or mail this coupon to:
Cooperative Extension Radon Program
4955 Energy Way
Reno, NV 89502
The test kit includes analysis, postage-paid mailer and laboratory test report.
NAME
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STATE
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PHONE
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HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT RADON? ____________________________
Make Checks Payable to: Board of Regents
No shipping costs apply for kits picked up at the office.
Shipping fees – Number of kits_____x $7.00 +_____shipping* = Total_____
*Shipping costs are as follows: 1-2 kits $3.25, 3-4 kits $3.85
Limit 4 test kits per person.
For more information:
www.RadonNV.com
1-888-RADON10 (888-723-6610)
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