#StarInvestigation: The invisible threat inside your home: Dangerous levels of radon gas are being found in more houses across Canada than ever before. thestar.com/news/investiga…
The prevalence of deadly radon gas is rising across Canada as lax building codes allow dangerously high levels to be trapped inside newly built homes. thestar.com/news/investiga…
Radon is an invisible, odourless radioactive gas that is naturally emitted from uranium in soil and enters homes, where it can concentrate. When radon is inhaled, it can damage DNA in the lungs and cause cancer. thestar.com/news/investiga…
The scale of the problem has been captured in six years’ worth of test results from 30,000 homes across Canada, believed to be the largest and most detailed body of results collected in this country. thestar.com/news/investiga…
The data was exclusively shared with the Toronto Star and the @UofT_ijb, and the findings are being publicly shared here for the first time. thestar.com/news/investiga…
Canada has some of the highest measured rates in the world, with an estimated new case of radon-induced lung cancer diagnosed each day in the hardest-hit provinces. thestar.com/news/investiga…
The Prairies — Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba — have the second-highest levels of residential radon in the world behind Poland. Northern, Central and Atlantic Canada are all also in the top 10. thestar.com/news/investiga…
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