Are there any laws governing Radon disclosure or testing?
Yes. The Radon Act of New Jersey (N.J.S.A. 26:2d-70 et. seq.) was enacted to establish a program to regulate the testing for and mitigation of Radon. No person may be paid to perform testing for or mitigation of Radon unless certified by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Testing for Radon and/or the test results are referred to in terms of picocuries per liter (pCi/L). A picocurie per liter is a standard measure of the concentration of radioactivity in the air. Normally, test results that exceed four (4) pCi/L should require remedial action. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, no level of Radon is considered totally safe. There are health risks at even low levels. The USEPA estimates that the risk of dying from lung cancer as a result of seventy (70) years exposure to a level of 4.0 pCi/L of Radon for 75% of the time is equivalent to the risk of smoking 10 cigarettes a day or having 200 x-rays a year. Q: How is Radon mitigated in houses? A: Norma
