RADON INFO

A 1992 study by the Texas Department of Health monitored indoor air for radon in about 2,700 homes across Texas. The department found four areas with a high potential for radon: the West Texas Panhandle region, the Big Bend area, the Llano Uplift area, and inland from the Coastal Bend in South Texas... The Panhandle area of Texas, especially those counties clustered in a band through its center, is shown to have moderate potential for indoor radon. This area of the state is the only area to report any sizable number of homes with radon levels above 20 pCi/l of air, but, on the average, these areas fall within the "Moderate Potential" zone (between 2 to 4 pCi/L). Texas has no areas of "Highest Potential" (greater than 4 pCi/L) according to the United States Environmental Protection Agency standards, but uranium and its radioactive daughter products are ubiquitous in the South Texas tertiary environment.

Also known as: Radon

Primary location: Austin United States