Why is radon a bigger concern in Woodbury and Washington County?

Radon is a colorless, odorless radioactive gas that seeps up from the soil and bedrock and accumulates in homes, and Minnesota sits in the EPA's highest radon zone, Zone 1. Washington County, including Woodbury, has soil and geology that commonly produce elevated indoor radon, and statewide roughly two in five Minnesota homes test above the EPA action level of 4.0 pCi/L. Radon is the leading cause of lung cancer among non-smokers, so this isn't a minor footnote. Woodbury's prevalence of finished basements matters because basements are the lowest livable level where radon concentrates, and many families spend real time in finished lower levels. The only way to know your level is to test, since you can't see or smell it, and a high-priced, newer home is no guarantee of low radon. The good news is that mitigation is reliable and affordable when needed. To include a radon test with your inspection, build a free instant quote online.