Beware: Radon is near

Tim Evans of T-C home Inspections and Radon Mitigation specializes in keeping your home safe from something you cannot see.

Radon is a natural radioactive gas that forms when uranium, thorium, or radium break down in rocks, soil and groundwater, according to the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

People can be exposed to radon primarily from breathing radon in air that comes through cracks and gaps in buildings and homes. Because radon comes naturally from the earth, people are always exposed to it.