November is Radon Action Month in Canada
In case you missed it, click below to watch the Facebook Live chat with home renovation specialist and star of HGTV's Holmes + Holmes, Mike Holmes Jr.., and C-NRPP-certified Radon Measurement and Mitigation Professional, Marcel Brascoupe!... watch |
REM News Release: Mapping the Geologic Radon Potential in Canada New Municipal & Regional Radon Probability Mapping Service
Radon Environmental (REM) is pleased to announce the launch of its new municipal and regional radon probability mapping service. In conjunction with this service, we are pleased to make available the first maps of the National Capital Region (City of Ottawa) and City of Greater Sudbury which are available to view on our Industry Professionals website (https://store.radoncorp.com/professionals) or to purchase on the Radon Environmental Corporate website (www.radoncorp.com)... read on |
Canadians Are Playing Radon Roulette
More than four years after a nationwide Health Canada study revealed that seven per cent of Canadians live in homes contaminated with high concentrations of radon, a new survey shows that most of those residents have taken no action to reduce radon levels... read on |
Global News: New Brunswickers urged to take radon levels in homes more seriously
"Twenty-one per cent of homes in New Brunswick have radon levels above the Health Canada guideline of two hundred becquerels per cubic metre," said Roshini Kassi of the New Brunswick Lung Association... read on |
CBC News: Radon detection kits coming to 10 Nova Scotia communities
Five hundred radon detection kits will be delivered across the province as part of the Lung Association of Nova Scotia's Take Action on Radon program. The association says radon gas is the second leading cause of lung cancer after smoking; 120 out of 730 lung cancer deaths in Nova Scotia were attributed to radon... read on |
Long-term radon gas exposure ups lung cancer risk
When Jeff Strickland tested his Morgan's Grant home for radon the levels of the radioactive gas found were between 1,100 and 1,200 Becquerels per cubic metre, far exceeding Health Canada's acceptable guideline level of 200. Strickland talked about his family's experience with installing a radon reduction system at a public meeting at the Mlacak Centre on Nov. 21. More than 175 people attended... read on |
November is #RadonActionMonth: 4 things you should know
You may not have heard of it but radon is a part of your life. As a REALTOR®, why should this matter to you? Radon, a radioactive gas that is odourless, colourless and tasteless, is produced by the breakdown of uranium found in sediment (soil), rocks and water. When radon is released into the atmosphere it gets diluted and poses a negligible risk to human health. However, if radon accumulates inside a home, it can pose a serious health risk... read on |
Pennsylvania home found with record-high radon reading
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection says a record-breaking amount of radon gas has been detected at a newly constructed home in eastern Pennsylvania. The reading, taken last month in Center Valley, Lehigh County, but publicized only Thursday was more than 1,500 time higher than safe limits, and more than double the highest reading previously found in Pennsylvania... read on |
Radon Environmental Management Corp. (REM) News & Events
Recent Events | Alan Whitehead, CEO at REM and Britt Swoveland, BC Lung Association's RadonAware Manager presented this month during Radon Action Month at the Ministry of Health in Victoria and the BCNPHA Annual Conference on Affordable Housing in Richmond |
Upcoming Events Construct Canada - Nov. 30th - Dec. 2nd, Toronto, ON. Click here to register for free admission compliments of REM. Drop by and see us in Booth #642! FREE #Radon public health forum with Health Canada Regional Radiation Specialist, Winnie Cheng in #Penticton BC on Dec 1st, 5-630pm at Okanagan College, Ashnola Bldg, Rm PL107.
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