onetwin wrote: I am very interested in your recent posts concerning RADON. i am buying a property off plan in Devon (where I was born) and the GEO report has reported higher than normal levels of RADON. I have asked and have been granted permission to have an allotment at the development and to grow my own vegetables and perhaps to supply the development as this is my hobby and cooking is my job. Would the somewhat higher than average deposits of RADON affect that idea? This development used to be a hotel in the 1920's and the people there grew their own vegetables, so I didnt think this was much of a problem. Could some members kindly advise,
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Hi onetwin,
Sorry for the delayed response, I have only found your post and, as no one else has replied, I thought I would.
As you probably know, Radon gas is associated with granite and there be a great dollop of it in Debn. (where I were born, too) Last Sunday I was asked if I could seal off radon that was seeping into a house of a friend in Bath Spa (I was told that I could, so I did) that was already responsible for six small nodules of cancer cells forming in my friend's chest and lymph glands. I managed to make them benign. I was surprised to learn that there was granite below parts of Bath but dowsing confirmed that, also that the rock was pretty hot which accounts for the hot springs so - natural thermal heating.
Having had 3 aunts and two grandparents who lived for 50 years plus in a radon area in west Cornwall, all of whom eventually died of cancer, I'm a little wary of radon gas and the damage it can cause to health.
You ask "Would the somewhat higher than average deposits of RADON affect that idea? "
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if radon gas is below you allotment it would certainly affect what you grow but not all that much. The greater danger is that as it is below your house, your health may well be affected adversely by it in due course, especially as it's emission has been reported as higher than normal.
Some years ago I went to my friend's house in Bath so I was able to visualise its location precisely and that enabled me to seal off the house from the gas. I have no idea where you are so cannot do nything for you at this stage. May I suggest that you send me your location by e-mail then I can find it on a map, locate the areas where the gas is seeping, then seal the lot for you.
Geoff