Healthy Radon Solutions opens Carmel testing and mitigation services

Healthy Radon Solutions has launched radon testing and mitigation services in Carmel and Hamilton County, an EPA Zone 1 area with the state’s highest radon risk classification. The new office gives homeowners, buyers, sellers and property managers access to testing, mitigation system installation, fan replacement and system inspections.

Why it matters: - Hamilton County sits in the EPA’s highest radon zone, and the agency recommends fixing homes at 4 picocuries per liter or higher. - Radon exposure is a major health risk. The EPA estimates it causes about 21,000 lung cancer deaths in the U.S. each year and is the leading cause of lung cancer among nonsmokers. - Local access to testing and mitigation can help homeowners identify risk sooner and reduce exposure before or after a home sale.

What happened: - Healthy Radon Solutions launched radon testing and mitigation services in Carmel and Hamilton County. - The company is a division of Noblesville-based Healthy Interior Solutions. - The Carmel office is at 708 Adams St., Suite 215. - The service area includes homeowners, buyers, sellers, real estate agents and property managers. - Homeowners can schedule a radon test or request a mitigation estimate at healthyinteriorsolutions.com/healthy-radon-solutions-carmel or by calling 317-800-9964.

The details: - Testing uses continuous radon monitors for a minimum of 48 hours. - Services include mitigation system installation, radon fan replacement and inspections of existing systems. - Work is performed or overseen by NRPP-certified professionals holding Radon Measurement Professional (#115094-RMP) and Radon Mitigation Specialist (#115198-RMS) certifications. - The company designs and installs a mitigation system when a test shows 4 picocuries per liter or higher. - The home is retested after installation to confirm radon levels are dropping. - Existing systems can be inspected and fans replaced without a full reinstallation. - The EPA says Hamilton County is in Zone 1, with a predicted average indoor radon screening level above 4 picocuries per liter. - The EPA also says zone maps should not be used to decide whether an individual home needs testing. - The agency recommends testing all homes because testing is the only way to know a home’s radon level. - Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas formed as uranium breaks down in soil and rock. - Radon has no color, odor or taste and can enter homes through foundation cracks, crawl spaces and sump openings.

Between the lines: - The launch appears timed for a market where radon risk is both elevated and easy to overlook, especially for buyers and sellers focused on closing timelines. - Bloyd said many Carmel homeowners learn about radon for the first time during a home sale, when there is little time to act. - Bloyd also said testing before listing, or after a house is closed up for heating season, gives families more time to decide on mitigation.

What’s next: - Homeowners in Carmel and Hamilton County can now use the local office for testing, mitigation estimates and follow-up system work. - Homes with elevated readings will move from testing to system design, installation and retesting through the same service team. - Healthy Radon Solutions is also positioned to maintain existing systems through inspections and fan replacement.

The bottom line: - Healthy Radon Solutions is bringing end-to-end radon services to a high-risk Indiana market where the EPA says testing every home is the only reliable way to know exposure levels.