Free radon test kits available in area towns
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BRANFORD January is National Radon Action Month. The East Shore District Health Department is offering free radon air test kits to residents of Branford, East Haven and North Branford during the month of January.
Free radon test kits will be available on a “first come, first serve” basis. The department is only open to the public by appointment. To receive a kit, call 203-481-4233.
The kits are provided by the Connecticut Department of Public Health Radon Program. Supplies are limited. One kit per household is allowed.
According to a statement, the CDC estimates that more than 20,000 lung cancer deaths each year in the U.S. can be attributed to radon. Exposure to radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer after smoking. Radon is a radioactive gas that can be found all over the U.S. It can seep into any type of building: brick or frame, new or old, basement or basement, crawl space or sla