IPEX Bionax - Model RADONX -Soil Gas Venting
Radon is a colourless, odourless gas that occurs naturally from the decay of uranium, a natural radioactive material found in all soil and rock. Radon gas can accumulate to dangerous levels inside a home and become a risk to human health causing lung cancer.
Radon gas can enter the building through openings in contact with soil such as cracks in foundation walls, floor slabs and gaps around service pipes and floor sumps etc. The most common and effective radon gas reduction method is called sub-slab depressurization. This involves installing a perforated pipe through the foundation floor slab that draws the radon gas from below the home and a vent stack that releases it into the outdoors where it is quickly diluted.
RadonXTM is the first PVC piping solution that is specifically designed, tested and labeled to address the need for collecting and venting soil gas from the sub-slab area to help reduce indoor radon levels. Focusing on low-rise construction, RadonX is designed to maximize system integrity including compatible perforated and non-perforated pipes, fittings, cements and accessories.
RadonX Soil Gas Venting can help reduce humidity and Volatile Organic Compound (VOCs) levels in basements. Research** shows that soil gas depressurization systems can lower humidity levels and VOCs that originate from contaminated soils and groundwater and enter basements through cracks and openings similar to radon gas.
- Soil Gas Venting
- Residential
RadonX Soil Gas Venting has gone through various material and performance tests to ensure product quality and safety. Radon diffusion and radon gas venting performance tests have been conducted by third party testing facilities. Based on the test results, the RadonX PVC pipe material is suitable for venting soil gas containing radon with negligible risk of radon diffusing through the wall of the piping system. In addition, regardless of depressurization system type being active or passive, RadonX gas collection pipe buried within the gravel layer resulted in the highest airflow in the vent stack and the largest depressurization in the sub-slab area. This implies that more soil gas can be removed from below ground with the RadonX piping system.
- Low maintenance solution for soil gas, humidity and VOC reduction in low-rise construction.
- Complete PVC piping system meeting standards and relevant building codes.
- Products specifically designed and tested for soil gas venting application.
- Improved airflow in the sub-slab area with RadonX gas collection pipe featuring smooth interior surface and unique perforation pattern.
- Ease of identification with unique product features, markings and warning labels.
- Roof and side wall termination options.
- Ultra low VOC PVC solvent cement.