January is Radon Awareness Month in the United States. The Environmental Protection Agency recommends every home be tested for radon gas as it can cause serious health problems including death.

The Corentium Home radon detector kit by Airthings is one of the first continuous radon test kits to use batteries, allowing you to take it into any space that needs testing.

On Amazon, Radon testers are available for $8. As far as I’m aware, most radon problems are binary; either your area / house has a problem, or it doesn’t. If it does, you deal with it.

- Place a radon detector on a shelf or table at least 20 inches above the floor. - Do not place the detector on a fireplace mantel, in a kitchen, in a bathroom, laundry room, or on a window sill.

Local Trending News Last winter I was getting a long-term average of over 8. I contacted a home inspector who brought over a professional radon detector and the numbers were almost identical.