Accustar Alpha Track Test Kit AT 100 / Radon Gas Testing (Please Note: This Test Kit is Not Valid in New Jersey) |  | Brand: Accustar
Category: Home Improvement
Buy New: $25.95
as of 9/9/2010 02:10 CDT details
Seller: JMJ Supply LLC
Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 1,672
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 7 x 5 x 1
MPN: AT 100
Model: AT 100
ASIN: B001I8A0ZS
Shipping: Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping
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| Features:
| • | Includes Test Results & Prepaid Return Shipping to Lab. Please Note: This is Not the Correct Radon Test Kit for New Jersey Residents. | | • | Rated #1 by a leading National Consumer Advocacy Group. The U.S. EPA has verified this product for accurate radon measurement. | | • | Easy Testing: Simply remove testing device from sealed pouch and expose to the air for 3 months to 1 year. | | • | When test is completed, return to Lab in pre-addressed postage paid envelope along with enclosed data sheet. | | • | Accustar Labs is the only Radon Testing Lab in the U.S. to use electrochemical etching to process its alpha track foils which are subsequently counted with computer-aided image analysis equipment. |
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Product Description
How it Works - The 3-12 month Alpha Track radon test kit is a diffusion-based track detector. The current improved design filters out dust and radon progeny through a structural filter that is an integral part of the housing, resulting in increased sturdiness. The housing is injection molded from electrically conducting plastic in order to minimize electrical charge effects from the positively charged radon progeny generated inside the detector. The hemispherical base is designed to maximize sensitivity and create a more uniform track distribution for better counting statistics.
The track detector foil inside the housing is from dosimetry-grade CR-39 cast specifically for our Laboratory. The sheets of CR-39 are laser cut and engraved with a unique batch number. Each batch is calibrated and receives its own calibration factor. All sheets are also checked for background tracks.
Accustar Labs is the only Radon Testing Lab in the United States to use electrochemical etching to process its alpha track foils which are subsequently counted with computer-aided image analysis equipment. This kind of system was found superior to chemically etched alpha track radon testing.
All test kit foils are counted using a computer-aided image analysis system.
Closed house conditions are not necessary during a long term test. Leave the test device exposed for 91 days to 12 months under normal living conditions. Becasue of this unique and accurate testing process, please allow up to 10 business days (after the Lab receives your kit) to obtain results.
Returns: ALL SALES ARE FINAL. No returns will be accepted for these lab test kits. Should for any reason the lab test is not conducted within 2 weeks, you will receive a full refund. The U.S. EPA has verified this product for accurate radon measurement. NELAP, NEHA & NRPP listed.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Carefully vetted February 19, 2009
Eric Chaffee (Alden NY)
76 out of 80 found this review helpful
I've been studying this technology, and there appear to be too many choices in how to test for radon in homes. But Consumer Reports did a thorough job of evaluating the products on the market, in their September 2008 issue. (Their conclusions can be found online.) They highly rated two products. This one was their preferred choice, as a 90-day test, such as this one, is more accurate than a quick test. This particular product got their best rating. The other product is called RTCA 4-Pass Charcoal Cannister, which is a 2-7 day test. Oddly, Amazon does not carry that item. CR says that one sells for about $20. (Please note that I have not actually used this product yet. I'm merely sharing the results of credible research. It took me awhile to sort through the verbiage on this issue. I've simply shared the findings.) ~eric.
Radon test kit...do it today! April 8, 2010
Carmine Taverna (east coast of the big apple)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this item, hung it in the basement for 12 months, mailed it to the lab [no extra cost], got the report that my radon was in the OK limit, so no venting is needed...but I would never know how much or how little radon was in my home without it...
 Worth buying...accurate April 6, 2010
VR300ZX (Australia & USA)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I bought this product to see if the level of radon gas had changed in the basement since purchasing the house some 6 or 7 years earlier. I chose this product because it had been rated fairly well by Consumer Reports.
I ran the test by keeping the product in the basement for about 6 months and then sent the product back to the manufacturer - free of additional charges - for evaluation. Got the results back by email (would have preferred a stamped/signed letter) and the results were the same as those done by a professional inspector when we had the house inspected before purchase.
Great product worth buying for your own wellbeing, safety and peace of mind.
Need to be aware March 26, 2010
onlineshopper (USA)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I just purchased this item from Amazon.com. Shipped quickly. First it is really small sized (prpbably no more than a couple inches). Although it looks kind of big in the pictures. The instructions say it can be used for 3- 12 months (long range radon detection!! a plus). However it has to be shipped back to the company where it is analysed. They do send a prepaid first class mailing envelope but take no responsibility for lost in transit. recommend sending it back express mail to ensure delivery (another $15 !!). I will report again once I get the results back. It says NOT VALID in New Jersey.
radon gas is bad April 4, 2010
Dave T. Allen (Chehalis, WA)
2 out of 9 found this review helpful
It's a little can the size of golfball and you have to leave it in one spot (hopfully the deadly radon gas spot)for 3 months you can go longer for better results. Then you have to mail it to a lab with 15 bucks, I Knew this and can wait. But lets face it by then your dead!{JK} So only buy this if you are looking to turn a basment into a living room and are not in it now, that way you know what action to take before it's too late. The radon alarms are better for already in use areas.
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