Champaign-Urbana Public Health District

Champaign-Urbana Public Health District Encourages Citizens to Test Their Homes with a Radon Test Ki

Monday - Jan 11, 2021

Radon Gas Causes More Than 20,000 Lung Cancer Deaths in the Country Each Year; 48 Percent of Homes Tested in Champaign County have High Radon Levels

CHAMPAIGN, IL - January is National Radon Action Month and the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD) encourages citizens to learn more about the threat of radon and to test their homes for the presence of radon. CUPHD has radon test kits available for $6.00. Test kits may be picked up at the Environmental Health Division of CUPHD located at 201 West Kenyon Road in Champaign; kits are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. A free t-shirt is also available with purchase until supplies run out.

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