Loup Basin Public Health Dept.

RADON IS THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF LUNG CANCER IN THE UNITED STATES AFTER SMOKING. 

Radon can build up to dangerous levels in any home, whether it's new or old, well-sealed or drafty, and regardless of whether it has a basement. This naturally occurring, colorless, odorless, and radioactive gas comes from the soil and cannot be detected without a test. Radon is responsible for about 50% of the public's exposure to natural radiation in many countries. Along with smoking and secondhand smoke, radon is one of the leading causes of lung cancer. As a carcinogen, radon increases your risk of developing cancer. In fact, nearly 1 in 15 homes in the U.S. have elevated radon levels.

Protect your home and health—purchase a radon test kit today to identify and address this hidden danger. 

If your home’s radon levels are higher than the recommended safe level, mitigation measures can be taken to reduce radon concentrations to a safer level. 

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Test Your Home

Testing your home is the only way to know if radon levels are high. If radon levels in your home are high, you and your family could be at risk for lung cancer from radon.

Reduce Radon in Your Home

There is no known safe level of radon. Aiming for the lowest radon level you can achieve in your home will reduce your risk of harmful health effects, including lung cancer.

Radon Concentrations

The map linked above compares the average pre- mitigation radon levels in Nebraska counties by using collected data.

Radon test kits are now available
at LBPHD!

$12.00 picked up in office
$15.00 to mail 

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Contact LBPHD at 308-346-5795