Date Published: 02/02/2020 [Source]
Radon is a naturally occurring, cancer-causing radioactive gas. Exposure to radon gas is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States. Any home, old or new, may have a radon problem.
Approximately 42% of basements in Madison County homes have elevated levels. You cannot see, smell or taste radon gas.
Madison County Health Department is offering free radon test kits, while supplies last, to homeowners in the Towns of Brookfield, DeRuyter, Eaton, Fenner, Georgetown, Lebanon, Lincoln, Madison, Nelson, Smithfield and Stockbridge, where radon testing rates remain low.
For a kit, call 315-366-2361. Residents may also purchase a low-cost radon detector for $11 through the New York State Department of Health's Radon Program at bit.ly/NYSDOHtest4radon.
To learn more, visit www.healthymadisoncounty.org.