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Ewing, NJ 08628
A limited number of free kits to test for this gas will be available to residents, officials say.
Mayor Bert Steinmann and the Ewing Township Health Department, in conjunction with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, are working together to provide free Radon Test Kits to Ewing Township residents in need of testing their homes for this dangerous gas.
Test Kits are limited and available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Ewing Township Homeowners can reserve a kit by calling 609-883-2900 Ext. 7619. Residents will be required to schedule an appointment in order to pick up their test kit.
Here are a few facts about radon, and what you can do to help keep your family healthy and safe.
Levels of radon differ from home to home, which is why it is important to test your house. The average U.S. indoor air level of radon is 1.3 picocuries per liter. At three times that level, the risk of lung cancer from radon is greater than the risk from fire. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the New Jersey DEP recommend taking action to reduce radon levels if the level in the home is greater than or equal to 4 pCi/L.
Ewing as a municipality ranks as a Tier 2 radon potential, see the NJDEP’s Radiation Protection Element website. This means that there is a moderate radon potential for homes in Ewing.
Testing for radon is simple and inexpensive. The NJDEP Radon Program provides answers to technical questions and a list of certified companies that provide testing services or do-it-yourself test kits. While they do not recommend one service provider over another, be sure to make sure that any company being consulted is properly certified to perform the work. Contact the program at (800) 648-0394 or http://www.njradon.org.
You should also test for radon if you are buying or selling a home or have renovated your home since you last tested.
If a test indicates a radon problem, an affordable mitigation system can be installed. A list of certified mitigation companies is also available from the DEP Radon.
* Grant funds for this program were made available to the Ewing Township Department of Health via a grant from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s Radon Awareness Program.