Health effects of radon gas/ Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...ofyour home checked for high levelsofradongas.HealthCanada has identified exposure toradongasas the second leading causeoflung cancer after smoking, estimated to be the causeof16%ofdiagnosed cases in the country. A high reading may come, not from having a uranium source under your basement floor or beh...

...radongaslevels in a home - I should know, my house was tested to have highradonlevels, and afterradonmitigation was installed and we re-tested forradon, I now know we can live safely - soradonmitigation works! First step, find out if you have aradongasproblem by having the air in your home tested. Aradon...

...offamily life. We had left the domainofthe utilitarian geeks and leapt right into thatofthe artsy. A beautiful Canadian Passivhaus design © Mark Rosen Their design was stunning – and tensofthousandsofdollars over budget. This was due to a miscommunication only possible with a ...

...radonbarrier.Radongasoccurs naturally in the soil, a resultofdecomposing uranium in the ground. So it's everywhere, but more intense in some locations than others. A passiveradonstack are also a prerequisite under the LEED for Homes program.Radongasis the second greatest causeoflung cancer after smoking....

...healtheffectsofradongas? Exposure to high levelsofradongasin air is the second greatest causeoflung cancer after smoking, estimated to account for about 16%ofall casesoflung cancer. According toHealthCanada, "the only knownhealthrisk associated with exposure toradonin indoor air is an increased ...

...ofsafe or dangerous levelsofradongasin a home. For example, below areofficial mapsofthe high-riskradongasareas in the USA and Canada. EPA mapofareas in the US at high riskofradoncontamination in homes by State.HealthCanada mapofareasofCanada at high riskofradoncontamination in homes b...

...ofyour home .RadongasRadongasis a relatively unknown household danger.Ofthe people that have heardofit, not many realize the severityofhealtheffectsassociated with it.Radongasis released through the radioactive decayofuranium , and it is the radioactivityofit that makes it a danger to humans. ...

...Radongasinfiltration , so to learn how to preventRadongaslevels being high in homes, see here - or to specifically find out how to removeRadongasform basements and crawl spaces, see here .Health, durability and comfort: Despite how common finished basements are, there is a general lackofunderstandingof...

...ofus are probably guiltyofforgetting about basic maintenanceofsomeof我们家里的机械设备;保持你的HRV(热回收呼吸机)清洁是一件值得优先考虑的事情。When I say ‘manyofus’ are guiltyofslackingoff a bit, I include myself in that group, but aft...

...ofit. A crawlspace requires a concrete footing, then a short foundation wall, all the insulation on the walls and floor (or crawl-space ceiling), drainage, exterior damp-proofing membranes and weeping tile, then you need to build a floor over topofit. The comparable stagesofslab-on-grade construction would be layi...

...Radonexposure is linked to roughly 16%oflung cancer deaths in Canada, and is the second leading causeoflung cancer after smoking.HealthCanada advises taking measures to reduceradonlevels whenradonconcentrations exceed 200 Bq/m3. Being exposed to high concentrationsofradonfor long periodsoftime can put...