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HOUND-1011 rechargeable radon detector with a screen
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- Battery
- Alarm
- Screen
Method: Semiconductor sensor
First reading: Within 6 hours
Locations and reports
EPA puts Allen Parish in Zone 3, its lowest radon zone. Homes with elevated levels occur in all three zones, so only a test measures yours.
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The data
Allen Parish, At a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
This is a county-level geologic prediction. It is not a measurement of any address, and houses with elevated radon are found in all three zones.
EPA predicts an average indoor
USGS geologic potential: Low across 100% of the county's area
Predicted: EPA Map of Radon Zones
Measured: tests reported to CDC
CDC has published no radon test figures for Allen Parish. Only a test tells you the level in a home.
Local help
Allen Parish, Local resources
Who tests and fixes radon in Allen Parish: listed businesses, Louisiana's radon program and test kits.
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What it means
Allen Parish, Questions
No CDC testing statistics are published here for Allen Parish, Louisiana yet. EPA places Allen Parish in Zone 3, lower predicted potential, a predicted average indoor screening level less than 2 pCi/L. Homes with elevated levels occur in all three zones, so the figures describe the area, not your house. Testing is the only way to know the radon level in a specific building.
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EPA says you can test your home yourself or hire a qualified radon test company, and that either approach takes only a small amount of time and effort. No radon testing business listed on Radon411 has an address in Allen Parish or names it as a service area yet. The Louisiana radon program is the place to ask about certified testers and any test kit offer it runs.
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Radon411 has no radon business listed for Louisiana yet. EPA recommends having a qualified contractor fix a home with a radon problem, because lowering high radon levels takes technical knowledge and special skills, and some states require the work to be done by a licensed or certified professional. Your state radon program is the place to check whether Louisiana requires one.
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EPA places Allen Parish, Louisiana in Zone 3, which EPA describes as lower predicted potential for the area. A zone is a prediction for the whole county and never determines whether a particular home should be tested. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
Yes. Testing is the only way to know the radon level in a specific building. EPA recommends fixing a home when the radon level is 4 pCi/L or higher. EPA recommends considering a fix when the level is between 2 and 4 pCi/L. How to test a home.
EPA says short-term tests stay in the home from 2 to 90 days and that all radon tests should run a minimum of 48 hours; long-term tests stay more than 90 days. EPA's guides do not name a best season: they say radon levels tend to vary from day to day and season to season, so a long-term test is more likely than a short-term test to tell you the year-round average.
EPA's Citizen's Guide calls testing easy and inexpensive, and EPA's Home Buyer's and Seller's Guide says passive short-term and long-term devices are generally inexpensive, while active devices may cost more. No national average price is published for this, so Radon411 does not give one. What testing costs.
Allen Parish borders 5 parishes, derived from Census county geometry. Radon potential follows geology rather than county lines, so a bordering county's report can be relevant.
The EPA zone on this page describes Allen Parish as a whole. It is a prediction for an area, and it does not measure your building.
What the published data says about Allen Parish, in words. A zone and a share of tests describe an area, never the level in any one home.
EPA places Allen Parish in Zone 3, lower predicted potential, as it does 63 other parishes of Louisiana's 64.
Of the 5 bordering parishes, EPA places Beauregard Parish, Evangeline Parish, Jefferson Davis Parish, Rapides Parish and Vernon Parish in Zone 3.
CDC has no annual testing figure for Allen Parish on file here.
Louisiana's radon program and its page are under Local resources.
The county's largest incorporated places are Oakdale, Kinder and Oberlin; the figures here cover them as part of the county.
Products
Allen Parish, Products
Whatever the figures for Allen Parish show, only a test tells you about one home.
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Allen Parish, Bordering parishes
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5 parishes share a boundary with Allen Parish, computed from Census county geometry. Radon potential follows geology rather than county lines, so a bordering county’s report can be worth reading alongside this one.
Allen Parish, Cities and towns
The radon figures on this page are for Allen Parish as a whole. They do not differ by city or town.
5 incorporated places, as listed in the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 place reference files.
Allen Parish, Next steps
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Informational. Follow EPA guidance. EPA says all radon tests should be taken for a minimum of 48 hours, with windows and doors closed from 12 hours before a short-term test.