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Radon testing in Elk Horn, Iowa

Radon testers with an address in Elk Horn, with the licenses on file for each.

Elk Horn, IA at a glance

  • Businesses listed

    1

    Elk Horn
    1
    Anita
    1

    By each business's listed address

  • Listed for testing

    1

    100% of listings

    Testing
    1
    Mitigation
    0

    A business can be listed for both

  • State license on file

    1

    100% of listings

    State license
    1
    NRPP
    0

    As each issuer's own record shows it

  • Share at 4+ pCi/L

    78.4%

    19.9 pts above IA

    Shelby
    78.4%
    Iowa
    58.5%

    Shelby, 5th of 99 in IA, 2008 to 2017

  • EPA radon zone

    Zone 1

    Highest potential

    1. Zone 1
    2. 2
    3. 3

    1 highest, 3 lowest

    Shelby County, where Elk Horn is

Professionals in Elk Horn

Iowa licensing and every city

1 professional in Elk Horn, Iowa.

Radon levels in Elk Horn

Read a result for Elk Horn

Starts at Shelby County's median, 9.0 pCi/L

9.0pCi/L

EPA’s own thresholds; the figures are the area’s, never this home’s.

EPA’s reading of 9.0 pCi/L

At or above 4 pCi/L

  1. Under 20 to 1.9 pCi/L
  2. 2 to 4consider a fix
  3. 4 and aboveEPA says fix it

This result is at or above 4 pCi/L. EPA recommends fixing a home when the radon level is 4 pCi/L or higher. Shelby County's median reported result, 2008 to 2017.

Interpret this readingWhat a fix costs

Elk Horn lies in Shelby County, where 78.4% of 857 radon tests reported to CDC (2008 to 2017, laboratory) were at or above 4 pCi/L, 19.9 points above Iowa pooled (58.5%), 5th of 99 Iowa counties with 30 or more tests.

Radon test figures for the county Elk Horn lies in
CountyTestsAt or above 4 pCi/LMedianIowa, pooledRank in the stateEPA zone
Shelby County85778.4%9.0 pCi/L58.5%5 of 99Zone 1

Shares of tests people chose to run and report, by county (2008 to 2017, laboratory); the state's is its counties' counts added up, calculated by Radon411. Only a test measures a home.

Around Shelby County, where Elk Horn lies, the nearest Iowa counties with a CDC figure for 2008 to 2017, laboratory run from 57.4% to 78.3% of tests at or above 4 pCi/L; the closest, Audubon County, is 21 miles away at 78.3%.

The nearest Iowa counties to Shelby County with 30 or more tests, 2008 to 2017, laboratory
CountyDistanceTestsAt or above 4 pCi/LMedian
Audubon County21 mi18978.3%9.5 pCi/L
Crawford County25 mi37374.8%7.0 pCi/L
Harrison County26 mi36769.8%6.2 pCi/L
Pottawattamie County27 mi1,86857.4%4.7 pCi/L
Cass County31 mi32777.4%8.1 pCi/L
Carroll County34 mi59477.6%7.8 pCi/L

Cities near Elk Horn

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