Radon exposure is rising steadily within the modern North American residential environment, and is increasingly uniform across seasons Human-made buildings can artificially concentrate radioactive radon gas of geologic origin, exposing occupants to harmful alpha particle radiation emissions that damage DNA and increase lung cancer risk. We examined how North American residential radon exposure varies by modern environmental design, occupant behaviour and season... read more |
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Winnipeg homeowner finds radon gas levels 10x above recommended level Winnipeg homeowner Marci Tyc was immediately concerned when she borrowed a radon monitor from a friend and put it in her basement. “She’s a very good friend of ours and wants to make sure that we’re all healthy, and so we did it,” said Tyc. High levels of radon, would be anything over 200 becquerels per cubic metre (Bq/m^3) which is Health Canada’s current guideline for indoor air. “We had a level of 2700,” said Tyc... read more |
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Upcoming Events NAHB IBS Show: January 21st - 23rd, 2019 in Las Vegas, NV. Radon Environmental will be exhibiting in booth# SU3727 and we are pleased to provide a FREE 3-Day Exhibit-Only pass to attend the 2020 IBS! World of Concrete Show: February 4th - 7th, 2019 in Las Vegas, NV. Radon Environmental will be exhibiting in Booth# C6809. Click here for more information. View more upcoming events |
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