When surveying a property in Sarnena Sredna Gora, we were asked to do an electrolyte analysis and measure radon in borehole water. The good news is that we did not encounter any significant deviations in the measurement of radiation, radon, electromagnetic smog, air quality and structural dampness at the property. The not-so-good news is that we came across a region
Are you a frequent flyer? Do you know what is the radiation footprint on your body for one hour in the air, at 37,000 feet? A few months ago, we traveled to Property Scan clients overseas by plane. Given the short stay, we chose to travel with a low-cost airline and packed all our equipment in our hand luggage. We
It is always great to see science working hand-in-hand with the business. This time though our platform Property Scan – Your Home, Your Health puts itself well ahead of the curve, by establishing in the real life the concept of the dependence of the quality of life and the impact on health from our properties. Let me borrow some of
When I first started writing this post over a month ago (Jul 2023), there was no reason to change the title. I keep it that way, as literally before the last surveyed property, our property surveys in Western Europe have not unearthed any issues, much to our happiness and most of all to the peace of mind of our clients.
While surveying client properties in Europe, we had a month-long radon monitoring session (continuous measurement) at our client’s house. Our radon meters have convincingly reported radon build-up in the basement area of the house in the colossal range above 1,200 Bq/m3 (12 times above the considered safe zone of 100 Bq/m3). We decided to try ventilation alone, but the values
Excerpt from article by Property Scan – Your Home, Your Health published at investor.bg … The topic of property price movements is making the headlines, but a rather different perspective of the property market remains out of the homeowners’ focus – the inspection of the property for thermal losses, radiation, level of radon, moisture, electromagnetic smog, and air quality. Answer to
Today we going to tell you about the first and hopefully our last case, in which we have found an elevated rate of electromagnetic field generated by an a mobile operator antenna. In general, most concerns are that when you have an antenna near or above you 📡, it is necessarily dangerous. To date (Feb 2023), we have tested over
At Property Scan – Your Home, Your Health, we rarely come across huge 📉 negative deviations from standard RADON ☢ levels. As a matter of fact, only a dozen times so far we have had very serious concerns about basement floors. In one specific case, we have been measuring #radon for about a month. It turned out that in the
Today we will tell you about the survey of a wonderful property at the foot of Vitosha mountain, which we recently had the pleasure of certifying as “Safe”. The house has a built-up area of over 400 sq. m. and was built 4-5 years ago, with high class construction materials. We went through everything, literally everything, for over 4 hours.
This is a rather interesting story about one of the Property Scan‘s first surveyed properties, where we found high levels of #gamma #radiation in construction materials.About 4-5 years ago, a friend of ours had moved into a new #home and, rather out of curiosity than a genuine concern, invited us to inspect his house🏡 in Pancharevo. Since he had built it himself, we did not
Sunday is good day for another “interesting” #property survey, but this time with NO happy end for our client. A little over 5 years ago, a relative of ours had decided to buy a home. He had bought a fairly decent, three-bedroom apartment. Massive, old construction from the early 1970s. A few months had passed since the purchase when he contacted Property Scan,
Today we will tell you about one of our first property inspections – about 6 years ago. Our client wanted to buy an apartment. He was in the final stage of negotiations and right before signing a preliminary contract (Thanks God). He asked us to scan the object of his desires – a two-bedroom apartment, on the third floor, in
Radon is an environmental component and a naturally occurring source of ionizing radiation. Radon is responsible for around 50% of the earth’s natural radiation levels. It is created when uranium decays in soil, rocks, and water, after which it enters the atmosphere. Radon swiftly decays into radioactive particles, which are deposited on airborne particles, breathed, and then deposited in the
We receive: 73% (2.28 mSv) of natural radiation by breathing; 11% (0.33 mSv) reaches us via cosmic rays; 9% (0.29 mSv) through food and 7% (0.21 mSv) from other terrestrial sources.
The recommended indoor air humidity is between 45% and 55%. Too low humidity is a prerequisite for the development of bacteria, viruses, respiratory infections, allergies and asthma. Excessively high humidity is a prerequisite for the development of spores, fungi, allergies and asthma.
The safe radon level in inhabited premises is up to 100 Bq/m3. If measurements of 100 to 150 Bq/m3 are taken over a period of more than three months, we highly recommend implementation of Radon mitigation measures. Radon levels more than 150 Bq/m3 measured over a period of more than one month necessitate prompt mitigating actions.
As the wave frequency rises, so does the energy with which it affects the human body. Following the visible spectrum, the waves are classed as ionizing radiation. Ionizing radiation harms the human body at the subcellular, cellular, and tissue levels, as well as the organism as a whole. The longer the radiation and the greater the wave frequency, the more
If a person has come into contact with or ingested radioactive materials that are still emitting alpha, beta, or gamma radiation, they may have radiation traces on them. A Geiger counter cannot identify ex-post exposure to radioactive material if the subject has been in contact with it but does not contain any active particles on or in it. It is
