The Barry Eaton District Health Department is handing out free Radon test kits during the month of January and encourages residents of Barry and Eaton counties to pick up a kit to see if they have a high level of the gas in their homes.
You can't see it, you can't smell it and you can't taste it, but high levels of radon gas may be in your home, increasing your risk of lung cancer. However, if a home has radon gas, it can be lowered.
Hastings City Councilman Al Jarvis took that advice a few years ago.
“We checked our house and the Radon level was dangerous. We put in a control system. You can get free kits from the health department. I urge you to get a free kit. Radon can kill you.”
Pick up one test kit per address at one of the following locations and follow the instructions.
In Barry County:
Delton: Cloverdale General Store, 7651 South M-43 Highway.
Dowling Public Library: 1765 East Dowling Road.
BEDHD/Hastings: 330 West Woodlawn Avenue.
Middleville: Village Office, 100 East Main Street.
Nashville: Good Time Pizza, 501 North Main Street.
Lake Odessa: Terry’s Woodbury Café, 7170 Saddlebag Road.
In Eaton County:
Bellevue: Riverside Café, 420 East Capital Avenue.
BEDHD/Charlotte: 1033 Healthcare Drive.
Eaton Rapids: Robin’s Nest, 6053 South Clinton Trail.
Lansing: Delta Township Hall, 7710 West Saginaw Highway.
Mulliken: Swede’s Restaurant, 89 West Grand Ledge Highway.
Olivet: Fay’s Willow Tree Café and Bakery, 107 North Main Street.
Dimondale: Windsor Township Hall, 405 West Jefferson Street.
For more information, visit the Environmental Health section of http://www.barryeatonhealth.org/ and click on “Indoor Air Quality.” Or, call or visit the BEDHD in Hastings (945-9516) or Charlotte (517-541-2615).
