How to get a radon detector or monitor to test your home

November 6, 2024
Dr. Silvina Mema, deputy chief medical health officer (L) and Greg Baytalan, air quality and radon expert (R) show off a radon detector placed in a basement. Radon levels are usually higher in basements and are a good spot to test.

A new Canadian study shows that radon exposure is on the rise. The study, led by Dr. Aaron Goodarzi, a professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine, found that almost one in five homes in Canada has radon levels above the Canadian radon guideline of 200 Becquerels per cubic metre (Bq/m³).

In the Interior of B.C., it’s one in three.

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