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Algoma Radon Testing is a provider of high-quality radon gas detecting equipment and offers expertise in both radon testing and radon mitigation. We are certified by the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) - National Radon Proficiency Program (NRPP), National Radon Safety Board (NRSB) and recognized by Health Canada. Algoma Radon Testing is a member of the American Association of Radon Scientists and Technology Inc (AARST). We have conducted radon testing and consulted on radon mitigation installations since 1977 throughout Ontario.

Radon is a cancer-causing, radioactive gas that is produced naturally from the decay of Uranium, a naturally occurring element. Radon gas is distributed throughout the soil and rocks in the earth's crust. It is invisible, odourless and tasteless. Radon concentrations are normally low outdoors but can build up indoors where the gas becomes confined and decays to radioactive alpha particles called radon progeny or radon daughters. When inhaled, these alpha particles are deposited in the lungs and release energy that can genetically affect the lung cells and tissue. At some later date these damaged cells can become the beginning phase of developing lung cancer.

Radon levels can vary from area to area, home to home, and even apartment to apartment. The only way to know your radon level is to test for it.