Oconto Co. Health Dept. Discounts Radon Tests

The Oconto County Health Department is lowering the price of radon tests to encourage Oconto County residents to test for radon gas in their homes. The easy to use tests will be for sale at the discounted price of $5 per test. This sale will run through the entire month of January, which is national Radon Action Month. To make it even easier to get a radon test, several Oconto County municipalities have partnered with the Health Department and will sell the test kits at their locations though January. You can get a test kit at the following locations:

Town of Townsend - (715) 276-6856, Office Hours: Tuesday 11 am – 5 pm, Friday 10 am-2 pm.

Town of Riverview - (715) 276-6914, Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday 12:30-4 pm, 1st and 3rd Saturday 8 am-10 am.

Town of Mountain - (715) 276-6474, Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday 10 am - 2 pm.

City of Oconto Falls - (920) 846-4505, Office Hours: Monday- Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm.

Village of Suring - (920) 842-2333, Office Hours: Monday - Friday 9 am - 4 pm.

Town of Little Suamico - (920) 826-7655, Office Hours: Monday-Wednesday 10 am – 2 pm.

Oconto County Health and Human Services-(920) 834-7000, Office Hours: Monday- Friday 8 am to 4 pm. This location can also mail test kits. Call for information about getting a kit mailed or if radon questions.

Radon is a radioactive gas from the ground that can enter your home through tiny cracks in the foundation. Radon causes 21,000 lung cancer deaths nationwide each year and approximately 962 of these deaths are in Wisconsin. Fortunately, this cause of lung cancer is largely preventable.

The first step is to test. Pick up a radon test kit at one of the locations listed to learn about the radon level in one’s home. For more information visit www.ocph.info.