Please get your home checked for Radon if you haven't before! It's not talked about a lot, but it's a legit issue.
this post was submitted on 10 May 2025
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This is a good start to learn about it
https://cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/reduce-your-risk/know-your-environment/radon
These are approved devices
https://c-nrpp.ca/approved-radon-measurement-devices/
There are cheaper options where you just leave a test item in a specific area for 90 days and then ship it to them to be analyzed, or there's more expensive electronic options that give quicker readings. It's possible a local library or other community spot might have electronic ones available to rent/borrow as well.
Generally you want to measure over an extended period of time as the amount of Radon that is present can vary over time. It is also worse in the winter as we keep our doors/windows closed more often giving it a better chance to build up, and measuring in the basement is best as thats where it would build up the most.
If your home happens to be in a spot where there's too much radon, you'd have to install a system that exchanges the air between the inside/outside at some frequency.
You probably won't find a house with 0 radon, it's just a matter of how much is present and if it's too much.
My friends mom died from the (or one of the few) lung cancer you can get even if you were never a smoker. Her sewing room was in the basement and they think it may have been due to above average radon levels.
1 in a million chance or something, but apparently more likely with exposure to some things, including radon.
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Actually yes. Only Poland is higher than many parts of Canada per this site, and Czech, Finland, and Romania are roughly the same depending on where in Canada you look:
https://evictradon.org/radon/radon-in-canada/
That is crazy, wow.
https://health-infobase.canada.ca/datalab/radon-blog.html
It's something that can happen everywhere, but it depends on soil type in your area.
Some places are more prone to radon, but it can happen anywhere.
I think it's well known in Canada just because the country has always been a pioneer in geoscience due to its vast territory... Then again maybe there's more risk in Canada.
We're in Alberta and used this site: https://www.homeradontest.ca/
It was cheap and easy. Unfortunately our results were right at the warning level, so now we're trying to figure out what to do.
I have/am. Ended up purchasing through the province after the RadonEye device I ordered off of Amazon was giving me insane peak values of 834 Bq/m^3^.
Who would have thought that a product called Funny Kitchen Home Radon Detector would be ineffective.
Don’t buy important items from Amazon. Likely fake or crap.
Amazon really has speed raced itself into becoming the next wish.com
Notice how the thumbnail is from an AirThing View, but these detectors are not mentioned in the article.
I conclude that the AirThing is ok!
Thanks! I added a direct link to the list in the post
Wow that's awesome thanks!
Of course, detecting it doesn't mean you can do anything about it, as some homeowners in Elliot Lake discovered.
That's... not quite the same.
It's everywhere, and a homeowner can always install ventilation for it.
Most people don't have their homes built a waste rock fill site, but damn that's appalling.