Radon Detection & Abatement

AirPure Environmental Services, Inc. conducts short-term testing (lasting a few days to several months) as it is the quickest way to determine if a potential radon problem exists. Electret ion detectors, alpha-track detectors, and continuous monitors are the most common short-term testing devices. Short-term testing should be conducted in the lowest inhabited area of the home, with the doors and windows shut.

Radon Abatement

Available procedures to lower indoor radon levels are, dollar for dollar, very effective in saving lives.

How cost-effective is radon mitigation compared to other investments in health protection? The Swedish government plans to spend approximately $1,000 per home reducing high radon levels, resulting in about $10,000 in savings per life spared.

If excessive levels of indoor radon are found in a structure, low-cost, quick-fix methods should be implemented first. These methods include limiting the amount of time spent in contaminated areas and increasing ventilation in the areas.

Subslab depressurization is one of the most effective methods of lowering radon levels in many homes.

In addition to increasing ventilation, radon control measures include sealing the foundation, subslab depressurization (creating negative pressure in the soil), pressurizing the home, and using air-cleaning devices.
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Preventing soil gas entry is more important than increasing whole-house ventilation. Prevention of soil gas entry involves sealing the foundation and depressurizing the soil. Potentially useful methods for prevention of soil gas entry include using vapor barriers around the foundation, sealing cracks and holes with epoxies and caulks, and sealing the crawl space from the rest of the house.

Subslab depressurization can reduce radon levels by as much as 99%. Suction puts the soil at a lower pressure than the inside of the home, preventing inward migration of soil gas. Subslab depressurization involves sinking ventilation pipes below the foundation and continuously pumping air out.

Please contact us directly for more information regarding radon testing & abatement services at 702-307-9000.

	The radon comes in from under the lowest slab. This picture is showing APES, Inc. going under the slab from the exterior of the building.
	This picture shows that we have gone under the slab and we are now in the stone from where we will draw air.
	This is now the completed system on the exterior of home.