Radon, A Guide for Canadian Homeowners

[Nick Gromicko]

http://www.nachi.org/canradon2006.htm

[phinsperger]

1.Radon : A Guide for Canadian Homeowners
Information on the health effects of radon, how to detect it, and ways to reduce exposure.

2.Radon: A Guide for Canadian Homeowners
This document is part of the Research Highlights Technical Series.

[Claude Lawrenson]

http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/iyh-vsv/environ/radon_e.html

[rwand1]

Paul,

Should I be concerned about Radon in Alton? Cough, cough..

[dplummer]

Is there any info that shows what area's of Ontario are affected with Radon Gas more then others? Doug

[Claude Lawrenson]

http://gsc.nrcan.gc.ca/gamma/coverage_e.php
Click on and open map for closer detail of areas.

http://gsc.nrcan.gc.ca/gamma/radon_e.php
Radiation Geophysics

http://gsc.nrcan.gc.ca/gamma/dist/index_e.php
The surface distribution of natural radioelements across the USA and parts of Canada: a contribution to Global Geochemical Baselines

[Roy D. Cooke, Sr]

Originally Posted by dplummer

Is there any info that shows what area's of Ontario are affected with Radon Gas more then others? Doug

Two areas That I know of are Port Hope East of Toronto and Port Colburne the south end of the Welland Canal on Lake Erie .
They did a lot of work with the Uranium and A lot of the tilings where given away and used for fill on many homes before the understood how serious this could be .
They I think could be very severe and I guess Possible ( others might know more about these next ) Quirk Lake, Elliot Lake , Blind river areas The mined a lot of Uranium and Possible Bancroft .
Roy Cooke .RHI ...Royshomeinspection.com... CAHPI-ON

[Mario A. Kyriacou, CHI]

Roy

Your right about Port Hope.the homes that were affected by the so called free top soil are now paying $1.00 per year in property taxes.This soil was given to homeowners by a company called Eldorado

There is one area in Toronto at Sheppard ave. Markham rd. area same situation as Port Hope,same deal with property taxes.
Anybody growing tomatoes in back yards must wonder why they are 5lbs

Mario

[Roy D. Cooke, Sr]

Originally Posted by mkyriacou

Roy

Your right about Port Hope.the homes that were affected by the so called free top soil are now paying $1.00 per year in property taxes.This soil was given to homeowners by a company called Eldorado

There is one area in Toronto at Sheppard ave. Markham rd. area same situation as Port Hope,same deal with property taxes.
Anybody growing tomatoes in back yards must wonder why they are 5lbs

Mario

Had not heard about the Low taxes in Port Hope will look into that do many inspections there .
Did an inspection there yesterday and was told this was the first Home to sell for over $1,000,000:00 in Port Hope .
I understand the government has a record and does testing for ever home in town for radon.
The Eldorado plant is still operating in Port hope .
Roy Cooke

[phinsperger]

Originally Posted by rwand1

Paul,

Should I be concerned about Radon in Alton? Cough, cough..

Raymond, It varries widely from house to house esp when you get in areas such as Alton. Construction methods as well as location have a lot to do with it. Air tightness of the home, dirt floors, sumps, etc. I have found readings as high as 2.5 times the upper EPA limit in our area. Only way to know know for sure is to test.

[lewens]

Radon testing seems like another ancillary service to add to your repertoire. Get the training to do the test, invest in the equipment and advertise.
Larry

[phinsperger]

Yes Larry, I offer it as a service but the demand in here is very very low. I have been offering the service now for about two years and have yet to make my money back on what I invested.

[Nick Gromicko]

http://www.nachi.org/prolabradon2006.htm

[csteele]

Is this offer extended to Canadian NACHI members?

[Roy D. Cooke, Sr]

Its Comming More info a lot to read .

http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/publi...radon/1_e.html

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Epidemiologic studies of uranium and other underground miners have consistently shown that miners exposed to high levels of radon are at an increased risk of lung cancer. More recently, concern has arisen about lung cancer risks among people exposed to lower levels of radon in homes. The recent publication of the combined analyses of residential radon studies in Europe [1] and North America [2] have shown that there is a measurable risk of lung cancer at radon levels as low as 100 Bq/m³. This is significantly below the current Canadian radon guideline of 800 Bq/m³, set in 1988. Most countries today have adopted guidelines in the range of 200 to 400 Bq/m³.

Roy Cooke . RHI.... CAHPI-ON