Last year, CAREX released updated Radon in Schools research documenting where school testing has occurred in Canada. Since then, a number of schools have tested for radon, including:
• 50 schools in Alberta (ongoing in fall 2018/winter 2019)
• 106 schools in BC, including six school districts (92 schools) where testing was supported by Vancouver Coastal Health
• 10 schools in Manitoba, where test kits were provided free from the Manitoba School Board Association
The CAREX team continues to mobilize these results with the intent to inspire further testing efforts in schools across the country...
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