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Radon in Parma, Ohio

EPA puts Cuyahoga County, where Parma is, in Zone 2, its middle radon zone. Homes with elevated levels occur in all three zones, so only a test measures yours.

Data checked By Radon411Methodology

Predicted
Zone 2Moderate predicted potential
Measured
21.7%of 10,092 tests reported to CDC for Cuyahoga County (2008 to 2017, laboratory) were at or above 4 pCi/L
Your home
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The data

Parma, What is published

What is published for Parma

Information:

Radon data is published by county, not by city

Radon data is published by county, not by city. EPA assigns radon zones to counties, and CDC publishes radon test figures by county. Neither publishes a figure for Parma, so every radon figure on this page belongs to a county and is labelled with it. Only a test tells you about one home.

Cuyahoga County has an EPA zone and its own CDC test figures, shown below. About 78,581 people live in Parma.

Parma, Counties

The county Parma lies in

Measured

Each county's own EPA zone and its own published CDC figures for 2008 to 2017, laboratory, the newest period any of them has. A county without a figure for that period is shown without one, never with a figure from another year.

Cuyahoga CountyZone 2Moderate predicted potential

21.7%
Reported tests at or above 4 pCi/L, 2008 to 2017, laboratory
2.0 pCi/L
Median reported result
10,092 tests
Tests reported to CDC
0
Annual years on file

The median reported pre-mitigation result for 2008 to 2017, laboratory was 2.0 pCi/L in Cuyahoga County.

CDC counts radon tests that were reported to it, not homes, and figures from few tests can swing widely from year to year. Each county’s report has its full history.

Predicted: EPA Map of Radon Zones, by county. Measured: CDC tracking data, by county, 2008 to 2017, laboratory.

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Local help

Parma, Professionals

Radon professionals listed in Parma

Businesses whose listed city is Parma, from the state registries and listings in the Radon411 directory, with the same business and certification status the directory shows.

1 listing with Parma as the city. See radon testing in Parma, or all radon professionals in Ohio.

Parma, Local resources

Local resources for Parma

Who to ask in Ohio: its radon program, test kits and professionals.

What it means

Parma, Questions

Questions about radon in Parma

What radon zone is Parma in?

EPA's Map of Radon Zones classifies counties, not cities. Cuyahoga County is in Zone 2 (moderate predicted potential). A zone is a prediction for a whole county and never tells you the level in one home.

How many radon tests come back high in Parma's counties?

For 2008 to 2017, laboratory, the share of radon tests reported to CDC that were at or above 4 pCi/L was 21.7% in Cuyahoga County (10,092 tests). Each is that county's own figure, counting tests reported to CDC, not homes. Radon411 does not average or combine them into a figure for the city.

Should I test my home in Parma?

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.

The answers use the published figures of Cuyahoga County, the county Parma lies in.