Radon Testing Services in Oakville
Like a ghost, radon gas steals through your home, unseen and unnoticed. While there aren’t significant short-term consequences to radon exposure, there are risks over the long term, which is why the SafeAir team recommends home and business owners have professional radon testing in Oakville done today. Establishing a baseline and understanding the exact nature of your risk enables you to employ mitigation strategies to keep family, customers, or clients safe and healthy. Radon testing can be done as part of general air quality testing in Oakville, or as a stand-alone service. Here’s what you need to know about radon gas and how SafeAir can help.
Why Radon Testing is Essential for Oakville Homes
Many homes across Ontario inadvertently have high levels of radon gas, which is naturally occurring in the earth’s surface. Radon gas is colourless, odourless, and leaves no trace — it’s only through specialized testing that you know if you are being exposed. Radon tends to collect in basements of homes because sub-grade levels create pockets of negative pressure in the earth’s surface, drawing radon towards it. Cracks in your foundation or other minute openings allow the gas to be sucked into your home, where it becomes trapped. Health Canada guidelines state that homes testing above 200 Becquerels per cubic metre (Bq/m³) have unsafe levels of radon gas and should put mitigation strategies into place.
How Our Air Quality Testing in Oakville Works
Air quality testing in Oakville detects radon gas and alerts you to unsafe exposure. SafeAir follows leading industry methodologies in a three-step process.
Step 1: Initial Consultation and Assessment
We visit your home to discover more about your concerns and what you’d like to improve at home. If we’re doing general air quality testing as well as radon testing, we’ll do a complete visual and physical assessment, top to bottom, inside and out.
Step 2: Professional Radon Testing
The next step can often happen immediately after our initial consultation. We’ll install a discreet testing device, usually in the basement, and then allow it to passively sample your air quality. Radon testing usually lasts 3-6 months to help even out inconsistencies caused by weather or changing seasons.
Step 3: Results and Recommendations
At the end of this testing period, we deinstall the device and send it to a third-party lab for assessment. Your results are provided in an easy-to-understand report, and we can help advise you on any necessary next steps for safe radon mitigation.
Health Risks of High Radon Levels
Radon gas is radioactive, and when it’s breathed in, it can cause cellular changes and damage that lead to lung cancer. After cigarette smoking, radon gas is the leading cause of lung cancer, which makes it something the SafeAir team takes incredibly seriously. There are no early signs of symptoms of radon exposure, so early detection is the only way to know if your home is affected.
Service Areas Around Oakville
If you would like to test your home or business for radon gas in Oakville, SafeAir can help! We serve Oakville and the entire Halton and York regions. With over fifteen years of experience in testing and monitoring air quality in residential and commercial buildings, our dedicated team has helped thousands of families live healthier lives indoors by identifying pollutants, allergens, and substances like radon, mold, and asbestos. If you have questions about your risk, contact SafeAir to book radon testing in Oakville today.