Bernards Health Dept. Offers Radon Kits to Member Towns
Kits available for $10 while supplies less to test homes for odorless, invisible gas.
The Bernards Township Health Department is promoting National Radon Action Month by offering reduced-cost radon kits for sale to homeowners in towns served by the department. The charge is $10 per kit while supplies last. The kits are available for purchase by homeowners at the Bernards Township Health Department building at 262 S. Finley Ave. in Basking Ridge. Radon is an odorless, tasteless and invisible gas that occurs naturally in soil. It is produced by the natural breakdown of uranium and radium in rock formations, and occurs in higher concentrations in certain areas of the state, including Somerset County. Radon tests are standard in this area when real estate is sold. The Bernards Township Health Department serves Bernards …
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12:05 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
Can this article be updated to tell us the testing requirements? I believe you need to keep all windows and doors closed for several days, up to a week, depending on the kit. The only time this is feasible is when no one is home for several days. I called the Health Department, and I was told "you can get that information from the kit's instructions". more ›