Radon questions in Canada, one answer each

Each page below answers one question, using Canada’s 200 Bq/m³ guideline and the timelines in Health Canada’s measurement guide. The map is separate: levels by province. The action list: testing guides.

• Lung cancer
• Smoking
• Children
• 100 or 200
• Closed house
• Where not to place it
• Summer
• Cottage
• Energy retrofit
• Cracks
• Sump
• Well water
• Granite
• Two results
• Read the report
• 200 to 600
• Above 600
• Passive or active
• Fan stopped
• Schools
• Insurance

En français : questions sur le radon.

The 4-day test is a first reading. The 91-day test covers the minimum of three months Health Canada asks for. Both are $59 before tax. Shipping, the prepaid return and the lab are included. Tax is extra. The PDF report goes out within 2 business days after the lab receives the detector.

Above 200 Bq/m³, mitigation starts with a quote. Gaz Radon is C-NRPP certified for testing and for installation, and ships kits across Canada.

Sources

• Health Canada — radon guideline, 200 Bq/m³
• Health Canada — radon: what you need to know
• Cross-Canada Survey of Radon Concentrations in Homes, 2009–2011
• Guide for radon measurements in residential dwellings (Health Canada)

Houses, repairs, cities

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