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basement layouts and radon
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Radon is an element that is the byproduct of the radioactive decay of Uranium and other naturally-occurring elements. It's not a chemical. It too is radioactive, and has a fairly short half-life. It gets into the lungs and can cause all sorts of problems. It's the same stuff that killed off a lot of Uranium miners that worked the mines back in the '60's. <br /> <br />You can get a detector and check for it. You open it up, leave it on the shelf for the proscribed amount of time, close it up, and ship it off the the labratory for testing. They'll mail you back the test results. If needed, there are some standard techniques to keep the Radon out of your house. Ventilation and the sealing of cracks in the floor and walls are the basic methods of dealing with it. <br /> <br />Radon won't hurt trains. :-) <br /> <br />Mark in Utah
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