End User Report
02/23/99 ACTIVATED CHARCOAL RADON TEST #984984

Radon Test Result = 3.0 pCi/L

Test Started 02/20/99 - 12:00 pm
Test Ended 02/22/99 - 12:00 pm
Location First Floor


MIKE DEVAYNES
4 RED OAK LANE
SPRING VALLEY NY 10977

INTERPRETING YOUR TEST RESULT

The USEPA states that for test results in this range (less than 4 pCi/L) that you do not need to conduct a follow-up test at this time. However, if you make any structural changes or start to use a lower level of the building more frequently you should test again.

ATTENTION NEW YORK STATE RESIDENT For further technical advice and assistance contact:

Bureau of Environmental Radiation Protection 2 University Place Albany, New York, 12203 or call 800-458-1158

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This result has been rounded to one-tenth (0.1) of a pCi/L (picoCurie per liter), the most common method of reporting radon in air.

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INTERPRETING YOUR TEST RESULT


Your health risk
The primary health risk from long-term exposure to radon is lung cancer. The risk of developing a lung cancer from radon exposure depends both on how much radon is present and how long you are exposed to radon. The higher the radon level or the longer the time of exposure, even if the levels are relatively low, the greater the risk. Exposures up to 4 pCi/L may present some risk of contracting lung cancer to more sensitive occupants, especially children. Recently the US Congress set as a goal the lowering of radon levels in buildings to equal the levels of outside air.
What is a picoCurie
For those interested in the numbers, a picoCurie is 0.000,000,000,001 (one-trillionth) of a Curie, an international measurement unit of radioactivity. One pCi/L means that in one liter of air there will be 2.2 radioactive disintegrations each minute. For example, at 4 pCi/L there will be approximately 12,672 radioactive disintegrations in one liter of air, during a 24-hour period.
Conducting Follow-up Measurements
USEPA protocol describes two general types of radon measurements: short-term tests conducted from 48 hours up to 90 days, and long-term tests that last from 90 to 365 days. Your first test (initial/screening) should be a short-term “worst-case” screening to see if there is a potential for high exposure to radon. Screening tests should be conducted under closed-building conditions, in the lowest lived-in area in the house, because the highest concentrations of radon will usually be found in a room closest to the underlying soil. Tests made under these conditions are less likely to miss a house with a potential for high concentrations. On the other hand, if the results of worst-case screening tests are very low, there is a high probability that the average annual concentrations in the house are also low.
This test result reflects the amount of radon measured in this sample AFTER it arrived at our laboratory. All analysis computations are automatically adjusted to reflect the length of test, the amount of moisture in the sample, time from the end of test, and the amount of radiation measured. If ALL the test instructions were carefully followed, then it is reasonable to assume this is an accurate assessment of the average level of the radon this sample was exposed to during the time indicated on the test packet.

Your state has designated a radon officer to assist citizens with questions on radon. Most offer free information on radon and radon reduction techniques, and most keep a list of qualified radon testing and mitigation businesses. Your radon officer can also provide the phone number of your regional USEPA office.