Radon exists at varying levels in all homes. The typical environmental background levels in our area exist in the 8-16 bq/m3 range. In 2007 Canada dropped it’s “Action Level” from 800 bq/m3 to 200 bq/m3 in response to multiple 2005 research reports linking residential radon levels to lung cancer. European countries such as Britain and Germany have gone further and dropped their “Action Level” to 100 bq/m3.
The World Health Organization recommends countries establish their “action levels” at 100 bq/m3. It is important to note the risk associated with elevated radon levels is completely linear, which means there is no “safe level.” Risk is a factor of time and levels to which one is exposed. To establish the level of radon in your home, we offer various measurement solutions.
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