Ukuhlola i-Radon, isilinganiso esenzelwe ukutholakala kwegesi lika-radon emakhaya ethu, singavimbela ukuthi abantu abangaphezu kuka-27 000 bafa ngomdlavuza wamaphaphu minyaka yonke e-United States. Ukuze siqonde ubukhulu balolo nani, abesifazane abangaba ngu-40 000 bafa ngomdlavuza webele njalo ngonyaka. Uma ngabe sinendlela yokuvimbela ukufa komdlavuza webele wezintathu ezintathu, ngabe wawuzwile ngakho?
Yebo, sinendlela yokuvimbela ukufa kwabantu abaningi emdlalweni wamaphaphu ngesifo esilula.
Ukuqonda Ukubaluleka Kwe-Radon
I-Radon gas igesi elingabonakali, elingenangenhla elikhiqizwa ukuwohloka okuvamile kwe-uranium emhlabathini. Nakuba ezinye izindawo zase-US zinamazinga aphezulu e-radon, amazinga aphakanyisiwe atholakale emakhaya kuwo wonke amazwe angu-50, nasemhlabeni jikelele. Ngesikhathi samanje, kulinganiselwa ukuthi imizi eyodwa kwabangu-15 e-United States iye yaphakamisa amazinga ka-radon. Ngokujabulisayo, uma amazinga e-radon ephakeme atholakele futhi alungiswa, lesi sizathu somdlavuza wamaphaphu sinqandeke ngokuphelele. Ukuhlola i-Radon kulula, engabizi, futhi akudingi ngisho namandla.
Ubani okufanele ahlole i-Radon
Njengoba i-radon iyi-gas engenabala, engenambala, yindlela kuphela yokukwazi ukuthi amazinga ajwayelekile ekhaya lakho ngokuhlola. I-EPA itusa ukuthi yonke imizi e-United States ihlolwe i-radon. Esikhathini esedlule, abanye abantu bacabanga ukuthi izindlu ezingenazo izindlu zangasese zazingekho engozini, kodwa akunjalo.
Noma iyiphi indawo ehlala ngaphansi kwesitezi sesithathu yesakhiwo kufanele ihlolwe.
Ukuqonda imiphumela ye-Radon yakho Test
I-Radon ikhona ngamanani amancane emoyeni emhlabeni jikelele. Izinga elivamile lika-radon emoyeni wangaphandle liyi-0.4 pCi / L (pico Curies per Liter), kanti izinga elilinganiselwe emoyeni wangaphakathi liyi-1.3 pCi / L.
I-Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) isincoma ukulungisa ikhaya lakho uma izinga le-radon lingaphezu kwe-4 pCi / L. Baphinde bathi abantu kufanele bacabange ukulungiswa uma izinga liwela phakathi kwe-2 pCi / L ne-4 pCi / L. Kungaba nzima ukuqhathanisa izingozi nazo zonke izixwayiso zemidiya ozizwayo, kepha uma ungavumelanga ukubhema ekhaya, kufanele nakanjani ucabange amazinga angaphezu kwe-2 pCi / L.
Ukubaluleka kokuvivinya ekuvimbeleni umdlavuza we-Lung
Ukuvelela ku-radon emakhaya ethu kuyimbangela yesibili ehamba phambili yomdlavuza wamaphaphu kanye nenombolo eyodwa ebangelwa abantu abangabhemi. Ukubeka ingozi ka-radon ngendlela ebonakalayo, i-EPA ineshadi lapho liqhathanisa khona ingozi ye-radon kwezinye izingozi. Ezingeni elingama-4 pCi / L, ingozi yokuthi abangabhemi bayoba nomdlavuza wamaphaphu ngenxa ye-radon kufana nengozi yokufa emgwaqeni. Kubantu ababhema, ukuvezwa kwe-radon kubaluleke kakhulu nakakhulu. Emkhakheni we-radon we-4 pCi / L, ingozi yokuba nomdlavuza wamaphaphu ingozi engama-5 okufa emotweni yemoto.
Izindlela zokuhlolwa kwe-Radon
Zombili izivivinyo zesikhathi esifushane nezesikhathi eside zitholakalayo ukuhlola i-radon. Izivivinyo zesikhathi esifushane zilungile uma ufuna ukufunda okusheshayo ngesimo sekhaya lakho. Kubalulekile futhi njengengxenye yokuhlolwa ngaphambi kokuthenga ikhaya.
Izivivinyo zesikhashana
Izivivinyo zesikhathi esifushane yiyona ndlela esheshayo yokuthola amazinga aphezulu e-radon ekhaya lakho futhi kwenziwa ngezinsuku ezingu-2 kuya kwezingu-90 (amathikithi amaningi okuhlolwa ayenziwe ngaphezulu kwezinsuku ezimbili kuya kwezingu-4). I-it-yourself-kits kits iDemo yesikhashana itholakala ezitolo eziningi ze-hardware, futhi ingalawulwa ku-intanethi noma ngocingo (bheka ngezansi). Ama-ejensi amaningi okuhlola ekhaya anikeza i-radon ukuthola njengengxenye yokuhlolwa kwekhaya. Ngokusekelwe kwinani lamakhaya asezingeni eliphakeme emhlabeni wonke, futhi izindleko (kokubili ngokwezezimali nangokomzimba) empilweni yakho, lezi zivivinyo ziyitshalomali encane kakhulu.
Izivivinyo zesikhathi eside
Izivivinyo zesikhathi eside ziqhutshwa esikhathini esingaphezu kwezinsuku ezingu-90.
Amazinga e-Radon aguquguquke unyaka wonke futhi aphezulu kakhulu ngesikhathi sezulu ebanda lapho kusetshenziselwa ukushisa futhi amafasitela avaliwe. Lezi zivivinyo zinganikeza isibonakaliso sokuthi izinga elilinganiselwe lika-radon luni kunyaka wakho wendlu. Ngokuvamile, izivivinyo zesikhathi eside zisetshenziswe yilabo abaye benza ukunciphisa i-radon futhi bafuna ukuqinisekisa ukuthi yiziphi izinyathelo zokunciphisa i-radon ezithathile ziyasebenza.
Amadivaysi
Zombili amadivaysi angasebenzi futhi asebenzayo angasetshenziselwa ukuhlolwa kwe-radon. Amadivayisi we-passive, afana namalahle, awadingi amandla futhi ayatholakala kakhulu. Amadivayisi asebenzayo adinga amandla okusebenza futhi anganikeza ukuqapha okuqhubekayo kwamazinga ka-radon. Lawa madivaysi asetshenziselwa inkampani yokuhlola i-radon eqinisekisiwe esikhundleni sokuhlolwa kokuzivocavoca futhi ngokuvamile ebiza kakhulu.
Indlela Yokuhlola I-Radon
Funda ngokucophelela bese ulandela izikhombisi zomkhiqizi ku-kit yakho yokuhlola i-radon. Ezinye zazo zicacile kakhulu.Ukuze, uma ukuhlolwa kwakho kushiywe okungaphezu kwesilinganiso sesikhathi esidingekayo, kungasindiwe ngokungafanele, noma kukhona ukubambezeleka phakathi kwesikhathi sokuhlola futhi uma uthumela ukuhlolwa, isampula yakho inganqatshwa. Amanethi amaningi wokuhlola ancoma lokhu okulandelayo:
- Beka isitifiketi sokuhlola endaweni ephansi kakhulu yokuhlala endaweni yakho.
- Gcina amafasitela neminyango ivaliwe (ngaphandle kokungena nokushiya) amahora angu-12 ngaphambi kokuhlola ikhaya lakho, nakuyo yonke isikhathi sokuhlolwa (ukuhlolwa kwesikhashana esifushane).
- Gwema ukubeka isitifiketi sokuhlola ekhishini, izindlu zokugeza, imigwaqo, igumbi lokuhlanza, namakamelo okungenzeka abe yimfucuza.
- Beka ikhi okungenani amasentimitha angu-20 ukusuka phansi.
Okufanele Ukwenze Uma Izinga Lakho Lama-Radon Ngaphezulu Kokwejwayelekile
Uma izinga lakho le-radon lingaphezulu kwe-4 pCi / L, isinyathelo sokuqala sokuphinda ukuhlolwa. Uma isilinganiso sobuvivinyo sihlala ngaphezu kwe-4 pCi / L, kunconywa ukuba uxhumane nochwepheshe ukwenza ukunciphisa i-radon (bona izinsiza ezingezansi). Asikwazi ukugcizelela ngokwanele ukubaluleka kokuxhumana nochwepheshe owazi kahle ekunciphiseni kwe-radon. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, lokhu kungenza umehluko omkhulu empilweni yakho, kanye nekhredithi yakho.
Izinsiza
Izitolo eziningi ze-hardware zithwala ama-kits e-radon aphansi esifushane. Izikithi ezithengiswayo zivame ukutholakala (ikakhulukazi ngesikhathi seNyanga Yokuqwashisa I-Radon ngoJanuwari) ngeminyango yezempilo yombuso noma yesifundazwe. Uma unesithakazelo kumhloli ofanelekayo we-radon, hlola ulwazi lwakho lwe-contract ye-radon. Ngefoni, izinkiti zokuhlola ezincishisiwe zingathengwa ku-1-800-SOS-RADON.
Ukunciphisa i-Radon-Ukuthola Ochwepheshe Abaqinisekisiwe
Uma amazinga akho e-radon ephakanyisiwe, kubalulekile ukuba ikhaya lakho lilungiswe ukunciphisa imindeni yakho ingozi yomdlavuza wamaphaphu. Ukuxhumana nombuso wakho we-radon kungakunika uhlu lwezazi eziqinisekisiwe zokunciphisa i-radon endaweni yakini. Thatha isikhashana ufunde kabanzi mayelana nokunciphisa i-radon uma kuzodingeka ubheke izinketho noma ube nabangani, omakhelwane, noma umndeni ozobhekana nokukhathazeka okufanayo esikhathini esizayo.
Izimo ezikhethekile
Ngaphandle kokungena ekhaya lakho emhlabathini, i-radon kungenzeka ibe khona emanzini amnandi, noma ezintweni esizethula emakhaya ethu afana nama- counterparts we-granite . Uma ukhathazekile ngokuthi kungenzeka i-radon emanzini wakho, hlola uxhumane nombuso wakho we-radon. Ukwaziswa okujwayelekile mayelana ne-radon emanzini okuphuza kuyatholakala nge-Hotline E-Safe Drinking Hotline e-EPA ku-1-800-426-4791.
Ngaphansi kwe-Radon Testing
Ukuhlola i-radon kungenye yezindlela ezingabizi kakhulu zokunciphisa ingozi yokuba nomdlavuza. Sizwa okuningi mayelana namammograms angase abe nendima ekutholeni umdlavuza ekuqaleni kwabesifazane abathile, kodwa ngokuhlolwa kwe-radon, sinendlela yokuhlola, nokuvimbela, uhlobo oluvame kakhulu lomdlavuza ekuthuthukiseni ngokuphelele.
Okukhathazeka kakhulu ukuthi ukukhishwa kwe-radon, njengoba kwenzeka ekhaya, kushiya izingane engozini enkulu. Senza konke okusemandleni ukugcina izingane zethu ziphilile, kodwa asivamile ukucabanga ukuthi singayithuthukisa kanjani ikhwalithi yabo yokuphila nokulinda kwesikhathi sokuphila uma beneminyaka engu-40 noma engu-50. Kodwa ngabe unabantwana noma cha, hlola ikhaya lakho i-radon namhlanje. Ayikho ikhaya eliphephile uze ubone inombolo yenhloso, futhi ngisho nochwepheshe bayashaqeka nsuku zonke ukuze bafunde ngamakhaya akingozi. Wena, impilo yakho, nomndeni wakho kuwufanele.
> Imithombo:
> I-Environmental Protection Agency. I-Radon. https://www.epa.gov/radon