![]() This data may provide an indication of the radon potential in a zip code area if a large enough and properly distributed number of buildings have been tested and reported for the area. “This radon data does NOT represent a scientific or statistical survey therefore, it should be interpreted with caution. The link to their webpage for this data is:Īnd here’s the disclaimer they add along with the results: The Florida Department of Health maintains a database that will tell you the percentage of homes that have been tested in your zip code that exceeded the EPA’s maximum safe level of 4.0 pico-curies per liter of air. Apparently the aggregate in the concrete used for the construction was emitting the radon. A 27 pico-curies per liter level (almost 7 times higher than the EPA’s recommended maximum of 4 pCi/l) was found on the 11th floor of a Florida condominium a few years ago. Second floor condo units will be somewhat less likely to have a high test result.Ī condo on the third floor or higher has an extremely low probability of having an elevated radon problem-but it is still possible. If you are buying a first-floor unit, you run the same risk of a high radon level inside your condo as any other residence, especially when you are in a neighborhood with historically high radon test readings. So, testing is specified for one and two-story units and, since it is recommended to be done on the lowest living level, the test should be placed on the first floor of a two-story unit. ![]() Radon testing is recommended by the EPA for “all homes below the third floor.” This is because radon gas comes out of the ground in areas with uranium/radium deposits, but it would be difficult for the gas to rise above the second floor unless any upper floors are connected as part of the same multi-level home. Because a condominium is a legal form of ownership, not a type of home structure, there is not a simple “yes or no” answer to this question. ![]()
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