health hazard

Dr. Jack Sim, founder of the World Toilet Organization, is a leader in highlighting this sanitation issue. Generally, humans use the toilet 6 to 8 times a day, however, over 2 billion people of the Earth’s 8 billion population do not have access to safe or sufficient toilet facilities and openly defecate. Two million people die each year from diarrhea. Dr. Sim has collaborated with a wide range of professionals to shine the spotlight on this, at times, sensitive topic by working with Bill Gates, Rotary International and several United Nations agencies. The UN has declared November 19 as World Toilet Day. Goal number 6, of the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals, has six outcome targets that include: Safe and affordable drinking water; end open defecation and provide access to sanitation, and hygiene, improve water quality, wastewater treatment and 

 Meet Yvonne & Glen Blanc of Pro-Spex Residential & Commercial Home Inspection Services. A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau and winners of Angie’s List Super Service Award 8 years in a row. 

I always learn something new when I have the opportunity to speak with this amazing team. Today’s topic is radon gas an odorless colorless naturally occurring gas that can cause lung cancer. It’s a serious issue with relatively easy solutions. Yvonne and Glen Blanc talk about what radon gas is and how to mitigate the problem if high levels are detected in a home.

Radon is a serious concern and all home buyers regardless of where you live should know what it is and how to mitigate radon gas if high levels of the gas are found in a home. 

Listen Up Home Buyers is created by Victoria Ray Henderson for the National Association of Exclusive Buyer Agents. 

Listen Up, Home Buyers! The podcast offering advice and tips from true buyer agents. 

Host and Producer, Victoria Ray Henderson is the owner and broker of HomeBuyer Brokerage in the Washington D.C. area. Victoria is and a member of the National Association of Exclusive Buyer Agents.