The results of Oliver’s 100 Radon Test Kit Challenge during the winter of 2024-25 are in and 47 of the 83 homes tested (57 per cent) during the 91-day alpha track testing have come in above Health Canada’s guideline of 200 Bq/m3.
Osoyoos is joining the 100 Radon Test Kit Challenge organized by Take Action on Radon, a coalition of national health organizations which distributes 100 free radon test kits to communities.
Oliver’s 100 Radon Test Kit Challenge is set to begin next week as awareness of this invisible, tasteless, and odourless radioactive gas that is the number one leading cause of lung cancer in non-smokers grows.
