Half of tested homes in county exceed safe radon levels

RADON - How it gets into homes Regardless of the age or type of home, radon has a number of ways that it can get into a person's home. This chart lists the seven main ways the gas is able to seep into a typical house.

Testing in Elmore County over the past several months raised concerns by state environmental officials regarding elevated levels of radon gas present in some homes across the county.

Information released this month by the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare follows testing of homes locally and across the state aimed at detecting how much of the radioactive gas had seeped inside them.

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