Everyone gets busy, but it’s important to check on the safety of your home periodically. And checking for radon levels is one of the most important. Why radon? It is an invisible, odorless, tasteless, cancer-causing gas that enters buildings through the numerous cracks, holes and pipes in the foundation. Homes are the most concerning because that’s where families spend the most time.
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January is National Radon Action Month. Get a FREE home radon test kit curbside at Denver Animal Shelter (1241 W. Bayaud Ave.) on Wednesday, January 12 or Tuesday, January 18 from 7 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
There are 700 kits available each day on a first-come, first-served basis.
The kit will allow you to determine your home’s levels of this naturally occurring but dangerous gas, the second leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S.
For more information about radon and the distribution of the kits, click here.