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Radonisaradioactivegasthatcomesfromthenatural breakdownofuraniuminthesoilandrock . Itentershomes throughcracksinthefoundationorotheropenings . Onceradon gasisinthehome , itcanbuilduptodangerouslevelsthatcan impactyourhealth .
Radonlevelsshouldbereducedtobeaslowasposible .
whatis radon ?
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Radonisaradioactivegasthatcomesfromthenatural breakdownofuraniuminthesoilandrock . Itentershomes throughcracksinthefoundationorotheropenings . Onceradon gasisinthehome , itcanbuilduptodangerouslevelsthatcan impactyourhealth .
HOW
Asradonbreaksdownit formsradioactiveparticles .
Theradonparticlesreleaseenergythat candamagethecelsinyourlungs .
RADON
isthe
2nd
leadingcauseof
LUNGCANCER
3,300
dieeveryyearfrom
LUNGCANCER
causedby radongasexposure .
W HY
Canadaisahotspotforradon , withapproximately
10.3milionhomes havingradonlevelsaboveCanada ’ sradonguidelines .
ACT
TESTYOURHOMETODAYAT :
Radonlevelsshouldbereducedtobeaslowasposible .
Ifneded , mitigationissimpleandeasytoreduceradonlevelsinyourhome .
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