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Left undetected, radon can accumulate to dangerously high levels within your home, and can lead to radon-associated lung cancer – Radon can be found everywhere on earth, released naturally from rocks, soil and water, and can seep into homes through cracks and gaps in your insulation.
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24 paź 2024 · Here's how to check if it's in your home. Radon is a radioactive gas found in nearly every Canadian home. A new research study is putting a renewed spotlight on the invisible, odourless element...
24 paź 2022 · Radon can affect any home in Canada—but what types of housing are most likely to have levels that increase your lifetime risk of lung cancer? Here's the top 10.
Professional contribution to radon databases and maps. Good databases of radon test results are an important component of understanding radon prevalence. These in turn can contribute to maps and other forms of public information that can guide homeowners, landlords, real estate professionals and others to be vigilant around radon.
There are relatively inexpensive and very effective ways to reduce radon exposure in homes and buildings with high radon levels, that is, over the Canadian radon guideline of 200 Bq/m 3. This Radon Action Guide provides many steps provinces and territories can take to reduce radon exposure.
Radon levels in homes vary across Canada. The national map below summarizes radon measurements from the Cross Canada Radon Survey (Phase I & II), highlighting the percentage of home radon measurements in each health region above the current Canadian guideline of 200 Bq/m 3.
