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Kenny Brown · 03-06-2014, 05:35 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening

On Wed, 21 May 2014 12:14:14 +0100 (BST), (Nick
Maclaren) wrote:

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You aren't on limestone. Except in houses built of granite, radon
simply does not occur in significant quantities on limestone or
chalk soils. End of story.

The surveyor was incompetent and, IF he had been the buyer's one,
could theoretically be sued. But I will bet that he was the lender's
(though paid for by the buyer) and so could not. In this monetarist
world, you are not a customer - you are the commodity.

It sounds like the surveyor was doing his job to me:

More homes in the South West are at risk from radioactive radon gas than
previously thought.
New research shows the problem could affect heavily populated areas such as
Plymouth, Torbay and Newton Abbot.

Radon - which is linked to an increased risk of lung cancer - is normally found
in granite, but scientists have discovered a significant risk in areas with
limestone rock.

Anyone worried about the gas is advised to get a radon test.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2654801.stm