What were the results of radon testing in Churchill County?
Radon was measured in the air of the participating families homes. The amount of radon in the air is measured in picoCuries per liter of air (pCi/l). Several households had radon levels between 3 pCi/l and 20 pCi/l. The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Health Protection Services suggests that homeowners who have state-conducted radon tests with screening results between 3 and 20 pCi/l conduct repeated short-term testing for a year to verify initial results. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency uses an action level of 4 pCi/l. An independent reviewer of radon results suggested that the households with values above 4 pCi/l have another screening sample taken and analyzed before they consider any long-term monitoring.
