Radon in Alberta: What is Radon Gas and Why Should I Care?
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It’s fall, and that means it's time to test your home for radon gas. If you've never tested your home before, Health Canada recommends that we should all should test our homes for radon gas at least once during the winter heating months (October to April).
Why should I care about radon?
Exposure to high levels of radon gas is the second leading cause of lung cancer after smoking. According to evictradon.ca, the Canadian prairies have some of the most radon-generating soils on earth. For example, a recent study - http://cmajopen.ca/content/5/1/E255.long - showed that 47% of homes in Southern Alberta had elevated radon levels of 100 Bq/m3 or higher, and 12% had levels of 200 Bq/m3 or higher (which must be remediated).What is radon gas?
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