1. The ABC’s of Radon in Illinois What Every Family Should Know State of Illinois Illinois Emergency Management Agency

2. Test Your Home Today A Radon Indoor air pollutant Colorless, odorless radioactive gas Comes from occurring uranium in soil

3. Be Aware! B Leading cause among non-smokers Lung Cancer Indoor radon levels below 4.0 picocuries per liter of air USEPA recommends

4. Where Radon Comes From Enters home because of air pressure and temperature differences between home and outside air Drawn in from surrounding soil through openings between the house and soil

5. Illinois Map of Radon Zones Zone 1: High Potential Zone 2: Moderate Potential Zone 3: Low Potential

6. Where to Obtain Radon Test Kits? Locally County health department Hardware store Home improvement store Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) Call 1-800-325-1245 Visit www.radon.illinois.gov Measurement Professionals Obtain a list from IEMA

7. Radon Kits in McLean County, IL  202 W. College Avenue, Normal, IL  $10 / kit  Walk-ins welcome On the Internet:  www.radonmclean.org

8. Sample Radon Test Document

9. Sample Home Radon System

10. Where To Get Radon Information C Call IEMA Toll free 1-800-325-1245 Visit online www.radon.illinois.gov

11. www.ecologyactioncenter.org www.ecologyactioncenter.org Ph: 309-454-3169