Rapidos® – Short term measurement

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Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas which can accumulate inside buildings, including your home, which can cause lung cancer. The risk varies depending on where you live, the local underlying rocks and regional geology.

Rapidos® rapid radon measurement is practical when you need an indicative result at short notice before a longer term more accurate assessment is made to confirm initial findings. Rapidos® detectors are specially designed for short-term measurement of radon and ideal for the property market.

Radon measurements are normally carried out with two Rapidos® detectors minimum (one in the master bedroom and one in the living room), over a period of 5 – 10 days.

The price includes at least 2 detectors

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Radon measurement in dwellings are normally carried out with two detectors (in the (main) bedroom and one in the living room).

This is included in addition to the detectors:

  • Freight from our laboratory
  • Clear measurement instructions which show where the detectors should be located
  • Login details so that you can specify start and stop time for your measurement on our website where you will also find the analysis result to study.
  • Analysis and measurement report from our accredited laboratory
  • Measurement which complies with ISO 17025 and ISO 11665-4:2012
    Measurement of radioactivity in the environment — Air: radon-222 — Part 4: Integrated measurement method for determining average activity concentration using passive sampling and delayed analysis’
  • Telephone support if you require help

Procedure

Rapidos® detectors are normally supplied in pairs however be certain to order an additional Rapidos® detector for any rooms where you spend a lot of time e.g. in the children’s bedrooms.

Place the Rapidos® detectors according to the simple instructions that accompany the package. At the same time, log in to www.radonovalaboratories.com and go to My Pages.  Enter your details, start date and where you have located your detectors. Alternatively you may send us this information on paper but be sure to include it in the return envelope supplied.

Please leave the Rapidos® detectors in the same place for up to 10 days before you return the detectors to our laboratory. On the same day, you log back in to your account in My Pages and enter when you finished the measurement. We use the start and finish dates to accurately measure the radon level. Alternatively request a paper report from us.

When we receive the exposed Rapidos® detectors from you we analyse them straight away putting the results as an online report into your account which you can then print as a hard copy as part of your buying or selling process.

Where radon is detected perform a longer term more accurate assessment using Radtrak³® detectors, over a three month period, to confirm initial findings.

Do you have any questions about our short-term radon test for houses?

You can always contact us directly by e-mail or phone.

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