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RADONGASMEASUREMENTREPORT

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Date: 9.2.16Name: Mr.andMrs.HomebuyerTestAddress: 1234N.MainSt. Milwaukee,WI53122

LocationofRadonMonitor:Basement,northwallMonitorSerial#:203390003StartDate: 8.31.16 StartTime: 8:30amEndDate: 9.2.16 EndTime: 1:30pm

Thisisthereportoftheradonscreeningmeasurementthatwasconductedattheaboveaddress.ThemeasurementwasperformedusingaSunNuclear1027continuousradonmonitor(CRM)andwasperformedinconformancewiththetestprotocolsestablishedbytheUSEnvironmentalProtectionAgencyinthedocumententitled“ProtocolsforRadonandRadonDecayProductMeasurementinHomes.”

IwillholdtheprintoutactualdatathatwasobtainedfromtheCRMuponcompletionofthemeasurementperiod.Duringthemeasurementperiodradongasmeasurementswererecordedonceeveryhourduringtheentireperiod.

TheOverallAverageconcentrationofradonduringtestperiodwas:2.1pCi/L.

TheradongasmeasurementwascompletedandthereisnoevidencethattheCRMwastamperedwithinanyway.Thereforetheaveragevaluescontainedinthisreportreflecttheradongasconcentrationatthetimeofthetestandshouldnotbeconstruedaseitherpredictiveorsupportiveofasimilarmeasurementconductedatanothertimeinthesamestructure.

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ISRADONDANGEROUS?Radonisthesecondleadingcauseoflungcancer,aftersmoking.TheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA)andtheSurgeonGeneralstronglyrecommendtakingfurtheractionwhenthehome’sradontestresultsare4.0pCi/Lorgreater.Theconcentrationofradoninthehomeismeasuredinpicocuriesperlitersofair(pCi/L).Thenationalaverageindoorradonlevelisabout1.3pCi/L.Thehigherahome’sradonlevel,thegreaterthehealthrisktoyouandyourfamily.Smokersandformersmokersareatespeciallyhighrisk.Therearestraightforwardwaystofixahome’sradonproblemthatarenotcostly.Mosthomeswithelevatedradonlevelscanbefixedforbetween$750.00and$1,200.00.Evenhomeswithveryhighlevelscanbereducedtobelow4.0pCi/L.EPArecommendsthatyouuseanEPAapprovedcontractortofixradonproblemsandutilizeEPAstandardsfortheremediationsystem.WHATDOYOURRADONRESULTSMEAN?Ifyourradonlevelisbelow4.0pCi/L,youdonotneedtotakeactionatthistimehoweveryoushouldconsiderretestingpertheEPA’srecommendations.Ifyourradonlevelis4.0pCi/Lorgreater,theEPArecommendsthatyoutakecorrectiveactiontoreducethelevelofradontobelow4.0pCi/Ltomeettheircurrentguidelines.WHATSHOULDIDONEXT?Ifyourradonlevelis4.0pCi/Lorgreater,youcancall1-800-LO-RADONoryourLocalWisconsinRadonOfficeat1-608-267-4795ortheLocalRadonInformationCenterinWaukeshaat1-262-896-8331toobtainmoreinformation,includingalistofEPAapprovedradoncontractorswhocanfixorcanhelpyoudevelopaplanforfixingtheradonproblem.Youwillalsofindexcellentreferenceinformationatwww.lowradon.org.IencourageyoutofollowtheEPA’sandtheSurgeonGeneral’sadviceandfixyourhomeiftheradonlevelis4.0pCi/Lorgreater.ThankyouforusingBestInspections,LLCforyourradonevaluation.IfyouhaveanyquestionsaboutthisreportpleasecallmeandIwillbegladtoreviewitwithyou.Sincerely,

David Nason DavidNasonMember,InspectorBestInspections,LLC