Radon across the state
New Mexico sits on geology that generates radon continuously — uranium-bearing sedimentary and volcanic formations, the basin fill of the Rio Grande rift, and fractured bedrock along the Sandia and Manzano uplifts. Dry, permeable soils then let that gas travel efficiently toward foundations instead of decaying underground.
No county map predicts a specific house. Two homes on the same street can differ by a factor of five depending on foundation detail, sub-slab material, and how the home is operated. The only useful data point is a measurement taken in your home under closed-house conditions.
Where we work
Albuquerque Radon is based in Albuquerque and works primarily across the Albuquerque and Rio Rancho metro, including Bernalillo and Sandoval counties. We regularly travel to surrounding communities, and coverage continues to expand.
Testing conditions specific to New Mexico
- Evaporative (swamp) coolers must be off during a test — they can push a reading far below the home's true annual average.
- Large day-night temperature swings strengthen the stack effect, so winter results tend to run higher.
- Caliche and compacted subgrade under slabs often limit sub-slab communication, which changes system design.
- Monsoon-season soil moisture can shift short-term readings in either direction.
EPA radon action levels
Scale shown in picocuries per liter (pCi/L).
Green is at or below the typical US indoor average. Amber is the range where the EPA suggests considering mitigation. Red is at or above the 4.0 pCi/L action level, where the EPA recommends fixing the home.
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Keep learning
- Why Radon Is Common in New Mexico HomesNew Mexico sits on some of the most uranium-rich geology in the country. Combine that with dry, permeable soils and it becomes clear why testing matters here more than in most states.
- EPA Radon Action Levels ExplainedTwo numbers drive nearly every radon decision: 4.0 pCi/L, where the EPA recommends action, and 2.0 pCi/L, where it suggests considering it. Here is what sits behind them.
Service areas
- Radon Mitigation & Testing in Albuquerque, NMAlbuquerque homes are overwhelmingly slab-on-grade, sitting on Rio Grande rift basin fill. That combination shapes how radon enters and how a system has to be designed.
- Radon Mitigation & Testing in Rio Rancho, NMRio Rancho's newer, tighter homes on West Mesa terrain present a specific radon profile: less natural air exchange and variable sub-slab material.
- Radon Testing & Mitigation in Bernalillo CountyBernalillo County spans river valley, mesa, and mountain terrain — three very different radon and foundation profiles inside one county line.
- Radon Testing & Mitigation in Sandoval CountySandoval County covers newer mesa subdivisions, valley properties, and foothill homes near the Sandia uplift — each with a different radon entry profile.