Radon In Basement North

Understanding the Risk of Radon in Basement Spaces

When I first moved to West St. Louis County, I remember the realtor handing me a radon disclosure form and saying, "It's just a formality." That was ten years ago, and I have since learned that radon is anything but a formality. Homes in Chesterfield, Ballwin, Wildwood, and Town and Country sit on limestone and dolomite bedrock, which naturally contains uranium. As that uranium decays, radon gas is released into the soil. From there, it seeps into the lowest level of a house