Radon in Nunavut the 2012 survey sample is small
Nunavut: 0% above 200 Bq/m³, from 78 homes. It is the only territory at zero in the 2012 report. In the same text, Health Canada says no region is “radon-free.” Many northern homes are raised: the gas dilutes outdoors before it enters.
A closed house on a slab, in Iqaluit or elsewhere, does not belong in those 78 results. If someone sleeps on the ground floor all winter, the 91-day test is the measurement, not the table.
What the percentage does not measure
The survey describes homes recruited in a health region, not yours. The slab, the footing drain, the cracks and how many hours the house stays closed change the result from one address to the next. The number that counts is the lowest lived-in level, during the heating season.
If the report is above 200
In this survey, Health Canada recommended acting within two years between 200 and 600 Bq/m³, and within a year above 600. What happens next is described in a result above 200. Nord-du-Québec Yukon
Source: Health Canada, Cross-Canada Survey of Radon Concentrations in Homes, long-term measurements in fall and winter 2009–2011, 2012 report. A health-region percentage does not apply to one address.
The 4-day test gives a first reading. The 91-day test covers the three-month minimum Health Canada asks for. Both are $59 before tax: shipping, return and the laboratory are included, taxes extra. The PDF report is sent within 2 business days after the laboratory receives the detector.
Above 200 Bq/m³, mitigation is confirmed with a quote. Gaz Radon is C-NRPP certified for measurement and mitigation.
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