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February 8, 2021 <br />Project No. 21-6289 <br />Page 18 <br />7.4. RADON <br />AdvancedGeo <br />An Employee -Owned Compimy <br />Radon is a naturally occurring, colorless, odorless gas that is soluble in water. It is <br />produced through the radioactive decay of uranium and radium, which is naturally <br />present in soil and in minerals in bedrock. Radon is radioactive, which means that it <br />breaks down or decays to form other elements. Radon concentrations generally differ <br />among different rock types and can vary considerably within the same geologic <br />formation. Radon moves from its source in rocks and soils through voids and fractures. <br />It can enter buildings as a gas through foundation cracks or it can dissolve in ground <br />water and be carried to buildings through the use of water -supply wells. Buildings with <br />basements and concrete slab foundations are more susceptible to elevated levels of <br />indoor radon gas. The inhalation of radon gas can cause damage to lung tissue. <br />A common unit of radioactivity measurement is picocuries per liter (pCi/L). The USEPA <br />established the recommended safe radon level at 4 pCi/L. According to the USEPA, <br />San Joaquin County, is in a low radon potential area (Zone 3), defined as having a <br />`predicted average indoor radon screening level of less than 2 pCi/L'. <br />7.5. WETLANDS <br />As reported in Section 3.2., according to the EDR Report (Appendix C) the subject <br />property is not located within a National Wetlands Inventory. This data, available in <br />select counties across the country, was obtained by EDR from the U.S. Fish and <br />Wildlife Service. <br />7.6. REGULATORY COMPLIANCE <br />AGI searched the subject property address, 2706 Pock Lane, Stockton, California , on <br />local, state and federal databases. No records were found regarding any outstanding <br />regulatory permitting or requirements/directives in connection with the property. <br />8.0. EVALUATION <br />Any deviations from the ASTM Standard Practice 1527E-13 and USEPA AAI are <br />presented below, along with the findings, conclusions, and opinions identified during <br />the course of this Phase I. <br />8.1. DATA GAPS AND LIMITATIONS <br />A data gap occurs when a lack of or inability to obtain information required by this <br />practice despite good faith efforts by the environmental professional to gather such <br />information. Data gaps may result from incompleteness in any of the activities required <br />by this practice, including, but not limited to site reconnaissance, and interviews. The <br />following data gaps and/or limitations were identified during the course of this Phase I, <br />which may deviate from the ASTM standard practice: <br />The largest data gap in research was 24 years, between 1913 and 1937, with the <br />earliest researched information being a Topographic Map dated in 1913. Data <br />gaps generally do not exceed five years between 1940 through the present, <br />except between 1940 and 1952, between 1957 and 1963, between 1968 and <br />1975, between 1976 and 1982, between 1987 and 1993, and between 1998 and <br />2006. AGI does not believe any gaps in the data reviewed have affected the <br />ability to identify recognized environmental concerns. <br />