Dan Tranter, Minnesota Dept. of Health (photo: Indoor Air Quality Association)
ST. PAUL, Minn. – January is Radon Action Month and state health officials are encouraging Minnesotans to test their homes for the odorless, colorless gas.
According to the Department of Health’s Dan Tranter, Minnesota has some of the highest radon levels in the country.
“Winter – not just January – but any time really, during the heating season, is a good time to test in the sense that you’re more likely to have the house closed up, you’re heating the house, the ground is frozen,” Tranter said. “So, radon levels might be higher but we can test any time of the year and every house is different.”
Tranter recommends testing homes at least every five years.
Radon test kits are available at local health departments, hardware stores or online at mn.radon.com.
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